Man Arrested After Claiming To have COVID-19 during Facebook Live inside Walmart.

Man Arrested After Claiming To have COVID-19 during Facebook Live inside Walmart.

A man was arrested on Wednesday after police say he went live on Facebook from inside a North Carolina Walmart and claimed to have tested positive for the Corona Virus.

31-year-old Justin M. Rhodes has been charged with perpetrating a hoax after he walked around the store while on Facebook Live saying he tested positive for COVID-19.

He received a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 30.

He was given a $10,000 secured bond and is due in court on March 30.