2 arrested for violating beach closure at Carmel Beach

Jay Endsley, 59, from Santa Clara was arrested for resisting arrest and unauthorized access to an emergency area Friday.

EMPTY BEACH ATCARMEL..A FAR DIFFERENT SCENEFROM YESTERDAY...VIDEO FROM TODAY ONYOUR LEFT..

YESTERDAYON YOUR RIGHT..THIS A RESULT OF THEBEACH CLOSURE THATWENT INTO EFFECTTHROUGHOUT THECOUNTY FOR THEINDEPENDENCE DAYWEEKEND..DUE TO A SPIKE OFCOVID-19 CASES..ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER CHRISTOPHERSALAS IS LIVE INMONTEREY NOW WITHMORE ONENFORCEMENT..INCLUDING SOMEARRESTS MADE..DAN A SANTA CLARA MANWAS ARRESTED FORDEFYING THE BEACHCLOSURE..

AND FIGHTINGWITH POLICE OFFICERS..AND A CARMEL WOMANWAS ARRESTED AS WELLWHEN SHE CAME TO HISDEFENSE."YOU GOTTA GET OFF.YOU GOTTA GET OFF RIGHTNOW.

YOU CAN'T GO DOWNTHERE." THE MAN IN THISVIDEO ...59-YEAR-OLD JAYENDSLEY..IGNORING THIS CARMELBEACH VOLUNTEER...THE CAUTION TAPE..

THESIGNS WARNING THEBEACH WAS CLOSED...AND EVEN POLICEOFFICERS..PHONER 00:35 "WE TRIEDREPEADETLY TO GET HIM TOCOMPLY AND LEAVE THEBEACH, HE REFUSED, HEREFUSED TO TALK TO US HEJUST KEPT WALKING SOWHEN WE DID END UPGETTING A FACE-TO-FACEWITH HIM HE ENDED UPFIGHTING WITH OUROFFICERS." THE SANTACLARA RESIDENT WASBOOKED INTO THEMONTEREY COUNTYJAIL..CHARGED WITHRESISTING ARREST ANDUNAUTHORIZED ACCESSTO AN EMERGENCYAREA..THE ARREST....THE LAST LINE OFENFORCEMENT FOR AMONTEREY COUNTYBEACH CLOSURE..DURING ONE OF THEBUSIEST TOURISTWEEKENDS OF THE YEAR.48:38 "IT SEEMS A LITTLECRAZY TO ME.RIGHT IN THE OPEN AIR ITHINK IT'S PRETTY LOW-RISKGETTING CORONAVIRUS OUT INTHE OPEN AIR LIKE THIS."47:31 "VERY DISSAPOINTEDTHAT THE BEACH IS CLOSED,BUT IT'S A HOLIDAYWEEKEND WITH THE VIRUSAND WE UNDERSTAND."CARMEL BEACH..

ALONGWITH SEVERAL OTHERDESTINATION BEACHESCLOSED FOR THEHOLIDAY ...FOLLOWING A SPIKE INCOVID-19 CASES..AND WHILE THE BEACHESWERE NOTICEABLYEMPTY ...DOWNTOWN CARMEL WASSTILL SWIMMING WITHVISITORS FRIDAY NIGHT...55:16 "HOW CAN WE SIT ATA RESTAURANT BUT WE CAN'TGO TO THE BEACH WHEREWE CAN EASILY SIX, 8, 12FEET AWAY FROM PEOPLE.BUT WE CAN'T EVEN DO THATAND THAT SUCKS."MEANWHILE..

YESTERDAYWHEN MONTEREYCOUNTY WAS ADDED TOTHE STATE'S WATCH LISTFOR A RISE IN COVID-19CASES...THE COUNTY WAS AT107.4 CASES PER 100-THOUSAND..THE COUNTY ISREPORTING 141.7 PER100-THOUSAND..BEING ADDED TO THEWATCH LIST DOES NOTTRIGGER ANYCHANGES...BUT IF NUMBERS KEEPCLIMBING THE STATE CANORDER THE HEALTHOFFICER TO RE-CLOSEBARS, SHUTTER INDOORDINING AND OTHERBUSINESSES DESCRIBEDAS HIGH-RISK.###CLOSED BEACHES ONTHE PENINSULA HAVEVISITORS LOOKING