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Refusal to wear mask at airport gets Utah man 175 years prison.

Man refuses to wear a mask at Salt Lake City airport, gets arrested, sentenced to 175 years in prison.

Salt Lake City, UT; A man has been sentenced Wednesday December 15th to 175 years to life in prison when he allegedly refused to wear a mask while at Salt Lake City International Airport.

The man was seen in the B Concourse without a mask on Monday, July 19th by Homeland Security officers whom promptly arrested the man. He was charged with disorderly conduct and also terrorism for refusing to wear an approved face covering as required by Federal law while at a Federal facility during a pandemic and was sentenced to one hundred seventy five (175) years to life in Federal prison. He is scheduled to begin serving his sentence Monday, December 20th at ADX Florence and will be eligible for parole on February 15th, 2197.

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