Malibu paddleboarder arrested for violating stay-at-home order
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A Southern California paddleboarder was arrested Thursday for allegedly violating the statewide “safer at home” coronavirus order, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
Lifeguards near the Malibu Pier flagged down county deputies from the Lost Hills station after they said the unidentified man ignored their orders to get out of the water, the department wrote on Facebook.
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The man stayed in the water off Malibu Pier for another 30 to 40 minutes until deputies sent out a patrol boat.
He swam ashore and was arrested for allegedly disobeying lifeguards and ignoring the stay-at-home order, both misdemeanor charges.
He was booked into the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station and released.
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He could face up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine, KTLA-TV reported.
