Wood wrote, “It’s a victory for everyone who believes in the inalienable right to work, which is enshrined in the Florida Constitution. The Pinellas County Sheriffs’ Office engaged in the enforcement and forced closure of non essential businesses including pickup and delivery services. The executive orders allowed for local authorities to set firmer restrictions based on local situations, and enforcement was largely left to local authorities.įAQ as released regarding executive order 20-91 Wood was denied his right to do business in the limited capacity he was was able to under the Governor’s Executive Order 20-91 and its subsequent adoption by the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners and was unlawfully arrested. They also plan to file a civil lawsuit against Pinellas County and the State of Florida.Īccording to Governor DeSantis, businesses that do not have contact with customers or only interact through pick up and delivery with customers have always been able to remain open under the Miami-Dade order (Amendment 1, Section 2(gg)), which was included in the Governor’s original Essential Services and Activities Executive Order 20-91.

The business was not even physically open to customers and all transactions occurred outside the physical space of the business and were delivery and pickup orders. Wood as ordered by Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. They went on to claim malicious treatment and arrest of Mr. His attorneys claimed the emergency order was arbitrary and capricious, bearing no relationship to increased public safety, and in no way reduced the spread of Coronavirus. Oldham from the law firm of Oldham & Delcamp and co-counsel State Representative Anthony Sabatini. Wood was legally represented by Gordon G. Wood was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without further incident.

Wood was taken into custody and charged with Operating a Non-Essential Business and Travelling to Operate a Non Essential Business. Wood was issued warnings on each of these occasions and become argumentative and refused to close, according to the Sheriff’s Office.Īfter observing the multiple violations on April 16th, deputies made contact with Wood, who again refused to cease from operating.

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