A woman was arrested last week after she allegedly refused to follow a Galveston, Texas, bank’s policy to wear a mask and would not leave—a day after Texas lifted its mask mandate. Police on March 11 obtained an arrest warrant for 65-year-old Terry Wright of Grants Pass, Oregon, after the incident, according to the police department. Officers said she went into the bank at around 12:30 p.m. and allegedly refused to wear a mask, leading the bank manager to call the police. Officers told Wright she “needed to leave the bank if she did not want to wear a face mask as requested by bank management,” according to the agency. Police said Wright didn’t leave and began to resist officers who attempted to take her into custody. Body camera footage was released by the department on March 12. “Ma’am, I’ll say, if that says leave, you have to leave,” the officer …
65-Year-Old Woman Taken to Ground, Arrested for Refusing to Mask 1 Day After Texas Mask Mandate Lifted
March 14, 2021
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