'It's not coming down': Camping World CEO insists huge 3,200ft American flag stays over North Carolina store despite racking up $10,000 fine and two weeks until he's thrown in jail
Gander RV's CEO is prepared to be arrested and jailed for flying 3,200ft US flag In June 2018 they applied for a permit to fly a 40x25-ft flag and it was approved, however they erected one that's 40x80ft CEO Marcus Lemonis said it's same size as flags they fly in 180 cities City of Statesville in North Carolina complained the flag violates ordinance and has fined the company $50 per day since October, so far equaling $10,000 Parent company Holiday Kamper Co. has 30 days to respond to May 7 complaint Lemonis said: 'I understand that if I don't comply with that order that I could and would be arrested and out in jail until the flag came down'By Leah Simpson For Dailymail.com
Published: 06:45 BST, 24 May 2019 | Updated: 06:45 BST, 24 May 2019
Gander RV's CEO is prepared to be arrested and sent to jail for flying a 3,200ft American flag that the City of Statesville in North Carolina has complained violates ordinance.
Marcus Lemonis addressed the lawsuit filed May 7 against Holiday Kamper Co. – which is the parent company of the store formerly known as Camping World - on Thursday when he appeared on Bulls & Bears on Fox.
'We have flown this flag for a long time,' Lemonis said. 'As I told the city…it's not coming down under any circumstance.'
It was despite the risk of being put behind bars if he failed to respond within 30 days to the injunction filed by Statesville City Attorney Leah Messick.
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Gander RV's CEO Marcus Lemonis is prepared to be arrested and jailed for flying a 3,200ft US flag in Statesville, North Carolina
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