US Surgeon General Pleads Not Guilty to Violating Coronavirus Rules in Hawaii

US Surgeon General Pleads Not Guilty to Violating Coronavirus Rules in Hawaii
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded not guilty after he was cited by Honolulu police for entering a closed park in violation of the city’s coronavirus restrictions, The Associated Press reported.

Adams, a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, was cited by police in early August after he was allegedly found taking pictures at a park on the island of Oahu that was closed due to the virus. Adams’s aide, Dennis Anderson-Villaluz, who also was cited, also pleaded not guilty.