Ky. couple on house arrest after wife tests positive for coronavirus but refuses to sign quarantine order

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Uh oh, she's got a valid point.

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"The ankle monitors the couple was ordered to wear will alert law enforcement if they travel more than 200 feet from their house.​

July 20, 2020, 12:45 PM PDT​

By Elisha Fieldstadt​

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A Kentucky couple was placed on house arrest after one of them tested positive for coronavirus and refused to sign documents agreeing to quarantine at home.​

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Elizabeth Linscott and her husband, Isaiah, displayed their ankle monitors on NBC affiliate WAVE last week. Linscott told the station that after testing positive for coronavirus and later refusing to sign a Self-isolation and Controlled Movement Agreed Order, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department arrived at their Hardin County home with stay-at-home orders for her, Isaiah and their infant daughter.​

Elizabeth Linscott and her husband Isaiah are on house arrest after Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19 and decided not to sign documents agreeing to self-quarantine.WAVE3

”I open up the door and there’s like eight different people,” Isaiah said. “Five different cars and I’m like what the heck’s going on? This guy’s in a suit with a mask, it’s the health department guy and he has three different papers for us."​

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The ankle monitors the couple was ordered to wear will alert law enforcement if they travel more than 200 feet from their house.​

Elizabeth Linscott said she got tested for COVID-19 so she could visit her parents in Michigan with less worry.​

But she tested positive, without symptoms, and she said the local health department asked her to sign documents that would stop her from traveling anywhere without calling the department first.​

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She said she chose not to sign the documents because "if I have to go to the ER, if I have to go to the hospital, I’m not going to wait to get the approval to go."​

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The couple said they did not refuse to self quarantine, and had planned to do so.​

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”That’s exactly what the Director of the Public Health Department told the judge, that I was refusing to self-quarantine because of this and that was not the case at all. I never said that," Elizabeth Linscott said. “We didn’t rob a store, we didn’t steal something, we didn’t hit and run, we didn’t do anything wrong."​

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The Linscotts told WAVE that they plan to get an attorney. Neither Elizabeth nor Isaiah Linscott responded to additional requests for comment.​

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department, which services the Hardin County Health Center, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

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In a statement, Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said the office "serves Court Orders from both Hardin Circuit and District Courts on a daily basis."​

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A Kentucky courts spokeswoman said she could not comment on pending court cases."​

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Ky. couple on house arrest after wife tests positive for coronavirus, refuses quarantine order

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Uh oh, she's got a valid point.

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"The ankle monitors the couple was ordered to wear will alert law enforcement if they travel more than 200 feet from their house.​

July 20, 2020, 12:45 PM PDT​

By Elisha Fieldstadt​

​

A Kentucky couple was placed on house arrest after one of them tested positive for coronavirus and refused to sign documents agreeing to quarantine at home.​

​

Elizabeth Linscott and her husband, Isaiah, displayed their ankle monitors on NBC affiliate WAVE last week. Linscott told the station that after testing positive for coronavirus and later refusing to sign a Self-isolation and Controlled Movement Agreed Order, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department arrived at their Hardin County home with stay-at-home orders for her, Isaiah and their infant daughter.​

Elizabeth Linscott and her husband Isaiah are on house arrest after Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19 and decided not to sign documents agreeing to self-quarantine.WAVE3

”I open up the door and there’s like eight different people,” Isaiah said. “Five different cars and I’m like what the heck’s going on? This guy’s in a suit with a mask, it’s the health department guy and he has three different papers for us."​

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The ankle monitors the couple was ordered to wear will alert law enforcement if they travel more than 200 feet from their house.​

Elizabeth Linscott said she got tested for COVID-19 so she could visit her parents in Michigan with less worry.​

But she tested positive, without symptoms, and she said the local health department asked her to sign documents that would stop her from traveling anywhere without calling the department first.​

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She said she chose not to sign the documents because "if I have to go to the ER, if I have to go to the hospital, I’m not going to wait to get the approval to go."​

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The couple said they did not refuse to self quarantine, and had planned to do so.​

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”That’s exactly what the Director of the Public Health Department told the judge, that I was refusing to self-quarantine because of this and that was not the case at all. I never said that," Elizabeth Linscott said. “We didn’t rob a store, we didn’t steal something, we didn’t hit and run, we didn’t do anything wrong."​

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The Linscotts told WAVE that they plan to get an attorney. Neither Elizabeth nor Isaiah Linscott responded to additional requests for comment.​

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department, which services the Hardin County Health Center, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

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In a statement, Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said the office "serves Court Orders from both Hardin Circuit and District Courts on a daily basis."​

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A Kentucky courts spokeswoman said she could not comment on pending court cases."​

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Ky. couple on house arrest after wife tests positive for coronavirus, refuses quarantine order

Hey, follow the rules, have no problems. If she steps out of line again, shoot a rubber bullet or tear gas canister in her eye!

Am I right, Trumptards?

 

[pknopp]

She has a point. IMO you can't punish someone for something they *might* do.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Precedence...what you cheer today...will fuck you tomorrow.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

She has a point. IMO you can't punish someone for something they *might* do.

She already broadcast her intentions not to quarantine. There is no "might" about it.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I wonder how long the house arrest is to go for since self quarantine is supposed to be for two weeks. The write up does not say.

God bless you and the couple always!!!

Holly

 

[pknopp]

She has a point. IMO you can't punish someone for something they *might* do.

She already broadcast her intentions not to quarantine. There is no "might" about it.

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital. No......that is a valid reason for anyone.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital.

False. She refused to sign the agreement, which did not bar her from going to the hospital.

 

[pknopp]

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital.

False. She refused to sign the agreement, which did not bar her from going to the hospital.

So she didn't say she wouldn't quarantine.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital.

False. She refused to sign the agreement, which did not bar her from going to the hospital.

So she didn't say she wouldn't quarantine.

That's exactly what she said, when she refused to sign the agreement. So now we have to protect others from her.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Guess you guys missed this part of the article.......................

But she tested positive, without symptoms, and she said the local health department asked her to sign documents that would stop her from traveling anywhere without calling the department first.

She is still free to go to the emergency room if she needs to, she just needs to call the health department first. If I need to go to the VA because of this, not only do I need to call them first and let them know I'm coming in, but there are a lot of other things I have to do as well, such as wear a mask and go in via a certain door designated for COVID patients.

Sorry, but none of her rights are being trampled as far as I can see. If a person has tuberculosis, they are immediately separated and quarantined, usually in a hospital, but some of them have been allowed to quarantine at home. And, if they break quarantine while they have a very transmittable disease, they can be brought up on charges for endangering the public safety.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

She is still free to go to the emergency room if she needs to, she just needs to call the health department first.

Not even that. She can still leave, in the event of an emergency.

 

[linux07]

 

[ABikerSailor]

She is still free to go to the emergency room if she needs to, she just needs to call the health department first.

Not even that. She can still leave, in the event of an emergency.

Yep, and if 911 is called, one of the first things they ask is are there any COVID 19 patients in the house. I know, because I've had to call 911 for my roomie a couple of times, once when she fell down, once when she couldn't get out of her chair due to her other ailments. Both times, the operator asked about the status of the people in the house, had we been exposed, or did we have any symptoms. Again, these people have a very communicable disease, and running around in public could possibly result in them infecting others.

 

[pknopp]

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital.

False. She refused to sign the agreement, which did not bar her from going to the hospital.

So she didn't say she wouldn't quarantine.

That's exactly what she said, when she refused to sign the agreement. So now we have to protect others from her.

No she didn't. What exactly does signing a paper mean anyway?

 

[satrebil]

These people are cowards. I'll be goddamned if I'm put on house arrest for committing no crime. They better bring a fucking army.

 

[ABikerSailor]

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital.

False. She refused to sign the agreement, which did not bar her from going to the hospital.

So she didn't say she wouldn't quarantine.

That's exactly what she said, when she refused to sign the agreement. So now we have to protect others from her.

No she didn't. What exactly does signing a paper mean anyway?

Signing a paper means that they will comply with the quarantine, and if they are caught breaking it, they can be brought up on charges for failing to comply with the order.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

She is still free to go to the emergency room if she needs to, she just needs to call the health department first.

Not even that. She can still leave, in the event of an emergency.

Yep, and if 911 is called, one of the first things they ask is are there any COVID 19 patients in the house. I know, because I've had to call 911 for my roomie a couple of times, once when she fell down, once when she couldn't get out of her chair due to her other ailments. Both times, the operator asked about the status of the people in the house, had we been exposed, or did we have any symptoms. Again, these people have a very communicable disease, and running around in public could possibly result in them infecting others.

Yep. And now that we have scratched our collective nuts for 5 months instead of doing what needed to be done, we are going to have to implement shit like this. The MAGA hat goober can go find a mirror, if he wants someone to blame.

 

[HenryBHough]

I smell lawsuit.

Big, wealth-giving lawsuit!

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

She said she wouldn't if she had to go to the hospital.

False. She refused to sign the agreement, which did not bar her from going to the hospital.

So she didn't say she wouldn't quarantine.

That's exactly what she said, when she refused to sign the agreement. So now we have to protect others from her.

No she didn't. What exactly does signing a paper mean anyway?

Signing a paper means that they will comply with the quarantine, and if they are caught breaking it, they can be brought up on charges for failing to comply with the order.

Says you. The State of Kentucky says you just made that up out of thin air to support a failed point.