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Freehold Man Charged With Coughing On Worried Wegmans Worker, Saying He Has Coronavirus
A Freehold man who got too close to a Wegmans employee coughed on her when she expressed concern and told her he had the coronavirus, leading to criminal charges, authorities said.
The worker expressed a genuine concern that George Falcone, 50, was standing too close to her and an open display of prepared foods at the Wegmans on Route 9 in Manalapan, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.
She asked him to step back as she covered the food, but Falcone got closer, leaned over and purposely coughed, Grewal said.
Then he “laughed and said he was infected with the coronavirus,” …
