Couple faces FELONY charges after posting about fake vax cards used to attend Buffalo Bills game
· Jan 31, 2022 · NottheBee.com

I mean... if you're going to break the rules, then you probably shouldn't be posting about it online.

A husband and wife are facing felony charges for allegedly using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to attend the Buffalo Bills' playoff game against the New England Patriots two weeks ago.

The couple was arrested and charged on Tuesday with one count each of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. The couple pled not guilty and will appear in court on Feb. 22 for a hearing.

The Bills' vaccination policy since September said "[a]ll guests age 12 and older are required to provide proof of complete vaccination" with "no exceptions."

Officers escorted the couple from their seats during the third quarter to interrogate them about the vaccination cards. The Bills reportedly "told authorities they wanted to prosecute the couple," the Blaze reports.

Erie County District Attorney Flynn said the couple "probably" would have gotten away with it if they didn't post about it on social media.

"Allegedly there had been some social media activity in previous games and someone saw it on social media and called the Buffalo Bills or called the health department and made an anonymous tip that these two individuals were allegedly posting that they had been gotten into Bills games prior," Flynn said.

The charges carry up to seven years in prison, but Flynn said a prison sentence for the couple would "absolutely not" be on the table.

"I would readily admit, this is not the Kennedy assassination. I readily admit this is not the crime of the century."

"At the end of the day, I'm not going to jam them up. But I can't just let them go."

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