HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. — Police say the girlfriend of a man who was diagnosed with coronavirus and refused to quarantine continued to violate orders to self-isolate an has been arrested.
The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that a man was hospitalized with COVID-19 after refusing to quarantine. His girlfriend also refused to stay at home. She later ended up in the hospital for unrealted reasons.
Days after she was told to self-isolate because she was exposed, Tallapoosa residents said they still were seeing her around town.
Police arrested her Tuesday night and she’s now facing multiple charges. Police identified her as Fran Gore.
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The Sheriff's Office said they were unable to house her in the jail because they can't expose other inmates to the virus. The Sheriff's Office had to come up with a unique solution.
"Sheriff Eddie Mixon and Chief Deputy Joel McSwain worked with FEMA and our local EMA all afternoon to come up with a solution. We have been supplied with a camper that has been set up on a secure lot located at the rear of the jail, the camper has water and power and the female will be housed there," the Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook.
Officials said Gore will be guarded at all times and jail staff will be give equipment necessary to keep them safe while guarding her.
"Hopefully, we will be able to detain her through the completion of her quarantine period. I understand the uncertainty that our citizens are experiencing, but we still must respect the rights of those who, for whatever the reason, feel that their actions do not effect others,” McSwain said.
Gore’s boyfriend’s identity and condition have not been publically released.
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