Elon Musk remained a free man on Tuesday afternoon, despite violating shelter-in-place orders by reopening Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., factory without permission from Alameda County, where the facility is located. Musk tweeted on Monday that production had restarted, saying: “I will be on the line with everyone else. However, the Fremont Police Department, which would be the agency to enforce the law, told KGO News it had no intention of arresting Musk on Tuesday. Musk received a message of encouragement on Tuesday from President Trump, who tweeted: “California should let Tesla & @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. The Alameda County Public Health Department said Monday it was in communication with Tesla but had not yet approved a return-to-work plan.

Source: Fox News May 12, 2020 20:26 UTC