LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky woman who tested positive for the coronavirus defied isolation orders and was arrested on Monday for failing to self-quarantine after going to a grocery store, police said.
Police said it is the third time Kendra Burnett, 37, has refused to abide by quarantine orders, the Lexington Herald Leader reported.
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Surveillance video shows that Burnett made contact with at least five people as she walked through a Louisville Kroger around 9 a.m., WDRB reported. It is unclear if Burnett was wearing a mask. Police said there were about 200 shoppers and employees in the store at the time.
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Burnett kicked out a rear taillight and the interior door handle, investigators said.
Burnett was arrested and charged with five counts of wanton endangerment, contempt of court and criminal mischief, WHAS reported.
