Sweet Home man jailed after balking at court's face mask rule

SWEET HOME — A 30-year-old Sweet Home man said he was charged with contempt of court and arrested for refusing to wear a mask in the Sweet Home Municipal Court Wednesday morning.

John “J.T.” Kulbeth said that in March, he received a traffic citation for failure to stop for a school bus and a citation for harassment. Due to the the closure of local government offices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, his court date was pushed out several months.

People taking care of court business are cautioned to wear masks by signs posted at the police department, where court is held.

Kulbeth said that when he checked in with Municipal Court staff, he was advised he would need a face mask. There were also free masks on a table.

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(Albany Democrat Herald)