{"id":153711,"date":"2021-02-20T16:57:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T21:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=153711"},"modified":"2021-02-20T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T22:28:18","slug":"skateboarding-champ-set-to-represent-u-s-in-olympics-charged-for-allegedly-hosting-covid-super-spreader-party-in-l-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skateboarding-champ-set-to-represent-u-s-in-olympics-charged-for-allegedly-hosting-covid-super-spreader-party-in-l-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Skateboarding Champ Set To Represent U.S. In Olympics Charged For Allegedly Hosting COVID \u2018Super-Spreader\u2019 Party In L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fskateboarding-champ-set-to-represent-u-s-in-olympics-charged-for-allegedly-hosting-covid-super-spreader-party-in-l-a%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=153711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nyjah-Huston.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A 26-year-old skateboarder who is on course to represent the United States in the 2021 Summer Olympic Games has been charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly co-hosting a party in Los Angeles that was deemed a potential COVID-19 \u201csuper-spreader\u201d event, jeopardizing public health.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-02-20\/superspreader-event-organizers-in-la-now-face-criminal-charges-including-a-skateboarding-influencer\">reports<\/a>, \u201cNyjah Huston, a four-time world skateboarding champion, and Edward Essa, the owner of a home in the Fairfax District where authorities say parties have been repeatedly shut down by police since last fall, are among those charged.\u201d According to the Times, \u201cMayor Eric Garcetti ordered the L.A. Department of Water and Power to cut off electric service to the home in the 800 block of North Curson Avenue\u201d after the latest party in January. Both men are accused of creating a nuisance. The outlet was unable to reach Huston or Essa for comment on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Times provides more details:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Last month, LAPD Capt. Sharon Paulson said officers cleared about 40 people from the Curson Avenue address after receiving a complaint of a gathering at a \u201csocial media influencer residence.\u201d Officers had previously shut down events at the home on Sept. 12-13 and Oct. 17 and issued warnings to the residents that large gatherings violated the mayor\u2019s public order, officials said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Huston, who owns a house in Laguna Beach, Calif., is the top-ranked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-the-worlds-no-1-skateboarder-starts-his-week-11592224022\">highest-paid<\/a> skateboarder in the world. He has been training for the upcoming Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan, where skateboarding will make its Olympic debut as a medal event. The Washington Post has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2021\/02\/20\/tokyo-olympics-2021-guide\/\">described<\/a> Huston as \u201ca leading candidate for Team USA.\u201d He said he has missed competing with others as he prepares for the Olympics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full Rotation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hy6s9LvilB\">pic.twitter.com\/hy6s9LvilB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nyjah Huston (@nyjah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjah\/status\/1303882194440527872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, a Democrat who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-03-09\/city-atty-mike-feuer-announces-bid-for-mayor\">plans<\/a> to run for mayor next year, told the Times his office \u201chas held those individuals and businesses who have had large indoor gatherings, violating important public health and safety orders, accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the L.A. Times reported, Feuer\u2019s office also charged three others with similar offenses in unrelated cases, and:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>H<\/em><em>uston has gotten into trouble for house parties before. In September 2019, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace at a 2017 Los Angeles party. The multiple X Games gold medalist, who has 4.5 million Instagram followers, was originally charged with felony assault. In 2014, he was cited for noise violations after Orange County deputies responding to multiple complaints found 200 to 300 people at his south Orange County home.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good sesh last night with the bro <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinbieber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@justinbieber<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9N4Dox6jso\">pic.twitter.com\/9N4Dox6jso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nyjah Huston (@nyjah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjah\/status\/1177387103618920449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Huston has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/on-air\/nyjah-huston-prepares-for-the-tokyo-olympics\/2512155\/\">described<\/a> his skateboarding vocation as \u201cone of the funnest and most exciting jobs to have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to think of it as going out and working all of the time or training all of the time,\u201d he said. \u201cYour training is going out and having fun on your board and skating with your friends, and just challenging yourself, skating new spots, learning new tricks. It\u2019s just always like a constant challenge, and it never gets old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hundreds-detained-after-super-spreader-task-force-shuts-down-new-years-eve-parties-across-los-angeles-county\">Hundreds Detained After \u2018Super-Spreader Task Force\u2019 Shuts Down New Year\u2019s Eve Parties Across Los Angeles County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-countys-super-spreader-task-force-shuts-down-underground-stripper-parties-in-nations-pandemic-epicenter\">Los Angeles County\u2019s \u2018Super-Spreader Task Force\u2019 Shuts Down Underground Stripper Parties In Nation\u2019s Pandemic Epicenter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 26-year-old skateboarder who is on course to represent the United States in the 2021 Summer Olympic Games has been charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly co-hosting a party in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181588,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nyjah-Huston.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Skateboarding Champ Set To Represent U.S. In Olympics Charged For Allegedly Hosting COVID \u2018Super-Spreader\u2019 Party In L.A.","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nyjah-Huston.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Skateboarding Champ Set To Represent U.S. In Olympics Charged For Allegedly Hosting COVID \u2018Super-Spreader\u2019 Party In L.A.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}