Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to pardon any resident who was arrested for not following COVID-19 restrictions. “Floridians should not be penalized for rejecting the overreach of local authorities through unnecessary mask mandates,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter Thursday. He linked to a Fox News video of him appearing alongside a Broward County, Florida, couple—Mike and Jillian Carnevale—who were arrested several times for not requiring masks in their gym. “As soon as I heard that Mike and Jillian Carnevale were facing criminal penalties, like possible jail time, for not requiring masks at their gym I stepped in to shield them from this local government overreach,” DeSantis, a Republican, added in a subsequent tweet. Mike and Jillian Carnevale were facing possible jail time for allegedly not enforcing mask orders. They both appeared in front of a judge in March and had a trial set for May 18. “Now they’re looking to take …