Charges Dropped Against Owosso Barber
October 19, 2020 6:06PM EDT
An Owosso barber is no longer facing misdemeanor charges for refusing to close his shop as ordered by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attorney David Kallman said the charges against 77-year-old Karl Manke are being dropped because of a Michigan Supreme Court decision regarding the governor’s powers to order businesses to close. Manke said it was “a weight” off his shoulders.”
Barbershops and salons were closed for several months, until June 15, but Manke reopened in early May, saying “government is not my mother.”