Alton’s mayor told police to crack down on ‘stay-at-home’ violators. They cited his wife at a bar – By Jeremy Kohler (St Louis Dispatch) / April 7 2020
ALTON — The mayor told his police department to crack down on anyone violating the Illinois “stay-at-home” order.
The police did just that — and cited the mayor’s wife at a downtown tavern.
Alton Mayor Brant Walker revealed in a Monday Facebook post that one of several people cited at a downtown bar early Sunday was his wife, Shannon Walker.
Walker said the Alton police chief contacted him about 1 a.m. Sunday to say they were investigating and stopping a gathering at a bar downtown that was in violation of Illinois’ stay-at-home order.
“I was also made aware that my wife was in attendance at this prohibited social gathering,” Walker wrote. “I instructed the Police Chief to treat her as he would any citizen violating the “Stay At Home” order and to ensure that she received no special treatment.”
