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Surfers, Paddle Boarders Targeted by Police in CA

April 5, 2020 by Wayne Creed Leave a Comment

Los Angeles KTLAA – paddleboarder was arrested in Malibu Thursday after ignoring lifeguards’ orders to get out of the Pacific Ocean amid social distancing rules, authorities said.

The lifeguards flagged down deputies for assistance, but the man ultimately chose to stay in the water alongside the Malibu Pier for about 30 to 40 minutes, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said in a Facebook post.

Deputies summoned their patrol boat from Marina Del Rey, and the man swam to shore once it arrived, officials said.

A patrol boat chases down a paddleboarder at the Malibu Pier after he allegedly ignored orders to leave the ocean amid a statewide stay at home order on April 2, 2020, in a photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of disobeying a lifeguard and violating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay at home order, a misdemeanor.

He was booked at the sheriff’s station in Calabasas before being released with a notice to appear in court, deputies said.

Officials did not release any identifying information on the man. He could face a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both.

So far, the state order has not been widely enforced by police agencies, but this isn’t the first time this week a Southern California man has faced consequences for being in the ocean.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a surfer in Manhattan Beach was fined $1,000 last weekend after similarly ignoring repeated orders to exit the ocean.

But it’s unclear how many, if any, other people in the region have been arrested for violating the governor’s order.

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