N in Pinellas Park sells cards and games such as Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball Super Card Games. The second count refers to a Pinellas County emergency order, requiring the closure of any retail establishment not deemed essential by the state. One count stems from DeSantis’ order, making it illegal to leave home for a non-essential service, Gualtieri said. He was booked into jail Thursday night and released about six hours later after paying $500 bail. Wood, 36, is facing two counts of violation of an emergency order, according to his arrest reports.
Ron DeSantis directing Floridians to stay home except for essential business gave his tabletop game store the authority to stay open.
Gualtieri maintains that his deputies’ warnings left no room for confusion, but Wood insists a statewide order from Gov. Wood’s arrest Thursday showed just how far one business owner was willing to go to stay open as the community hunkers down at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Related: Tabletop gaming store owner arrested for violating lockdown order, Pinellas deputies say
