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Lakewood Pop-Up Wedding Host Arrested, New Jersey Moves Into Lockdown

By Hana Levi Julian - 26 Adar 5780 – March 22, 2020

Lakewood Police have arrested and charged Eliyohu Zaks, 49, with “maintaining a nuisance” after he hosted a pop-up wedding of more than 50 people at a home in the community against the COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions set by New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy.

“The Lakewood Police is asking that its citizens be responsible and obey the directives set forth by the State of New Jersey for the safety and health of all. Those that choose not to will be subject to criminal prosecution,” police said in a statement.

Last week the governor had banned gatherings of 50 and up, as part of an effort to stop the spread of the pandemic. However, Murphy signed an executive order Saturday morning to implement a lockdown of nearly all nine million of the state’s residents to “simply stay at home.”

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