The owners of Atilis Gym received one year of probation from the Camden County Superior Court on Thursday in addition to a fine.
Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti made national headlines in 2020 for refusing to close their Bellmawr, New Jersey gym in defiance of Governor Phil Murphy’s Covid-19 executive orders. The pair incurred massive fines and saw their business license revoked; at one point, they kicked open their own doors after they had been boarded up.
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Smith, who is rumored to be considering a run for office, promised supporters that he would continue to keep the gym’s doors open:
Thanks to all who joined in on our sentencing hearing. So many came that the server crashed.
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We got one year probation for the crime of taking our doors off to prevent government goons from locking us out of our gym.
⠀@theatilisgym is open and will remain open at any cost.— Ian Smith (@iansmithfitness) January 27, 2022