Police: Man coughed, claimed to have coronavirus when denied cigarettes at Lakewood store

Police in Lakewood say a man has been accused of coughing and claiming to have coronavirus when a liquor store employee wouldn’t sell him cigarettes.
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The incident happened Thursday around 12:15 p.m. at the Pine Cone Liquors store on Second Street.
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According to police, Juan Gomez Sanchez, 25, was denied cigarettes at Pine Cone Liquor. That’s when police say he then started coughing, claiming he had COVID-19.
Sanchez was issued a criminal complaint for disorderly conduct, and is expected to be in court next month. 
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