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The co-owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey, who fiercely defied tyrannical lockdowns in 2020, has won a monumental victory after a court dismissed all 80 charges against him. Ian Smith famoulsy reopened his gym in the middle of lockdown, defying Democrat Governor Phil Murphy’s draconian COVID-19 lockdown orders.

Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith has made a name for himself for standing up to New Jersey’s COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, despite Governor Phil Murphy’s repeated attempts to shut him down through citations, fines, arrests, having their business license stripped, and their doors locked and barricaded. This week, Murphy escalated the fight. “As of this morning, without warning, and without permission, and in the middle of litigation, Governor Murphy took it upon himself to empty our bank account entirely, to the tune of $165,000,” explained Smith on a video posted to social media. He said it still wouldn’t stop him....

BELLMAWR, NJ — Elected officials have rescinded the license of a gym that has repeatedly defied Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order by continuing to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. Bellmawr Borough Council voted 5-1 to rescind the mercantile license of Atilis Gym during a special meeting Tuesday night. The owners later told CBS 3 they planned to open on Wednesdayanyway.