FOX 29's Lauren Johnson has the details in Trenton, NJ. FREEHOLD, N.J. - New Jersey authorities say a man has been charged with coughing on another individual in stores and claiming that he was infecting with the COVID-19 disease.
George Falcone, 50, of Freehold, is accused of having deliberately coughed on a Wegmans food store employee, according to an official statement from the New Jersey Attorney General's office Tuesday.
Falcone reportedly ten told the woman he has the coronavirus in the incident which happened at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Manalapan.
Prosecutors say the woman was concerned that Falcone was standing too close to her and an open display of prepared food, so she asked him to step back as she covered the food.