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A woman’s defiance of anti-mask rules didn’t end at a Costa Mesa supermarket.

In an unusual move, Orange County prosecutors took her to trial.

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On Wednesday, a jury found the woman, who is a registered nurse from San Juan Capistrano, guilty of misdemeanor trespassing and obstructing a business or its customers.

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It was the first mask-related criminal conviction in a county known for its vocal minority of anti-maskers who have staged oceanfront protests & picketed government meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Assistant Dist. Atty. Susan Price told jurors in a closing statement that the woman entered the market with the intention of being disruptive. Price pointed to video showing her inside the busy market waving at anti-mask protesters gathered outside.

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Video showed the woman carrying a sign under her arm that read “Healthy people do not wear masks” on one side and “Economic Health = Public Health” on the other.

At one point, protesters moved toward the store’s entrance, prompting workers to close it.

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In Costa Mesa, face coverings have been required in public since April 2020.

A Costa Mesa bar owner is the only other person in the county to be criminally charged with flouting COVID restrictions. That case was dismissed in August.

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In July, county health officials reinforced state guidelines recommending indoor mask-wearing for vaccinated individuals and requiring it for the unvaccinated.

Wearing a mask helps slow the transmission for COVID-19, officials said.

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The Orange County case was not about masks but trespassing, prosecutors argued.

The woman’s attorney said, “This thing is all political.”

Read more from @hannahnfry at latimes.com/california/sto…

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