Adelaide nightclub COVID case teen: Ralph MacIntosh released on bail hours after arrest

The teen who was arrested after partying at an Adelaide nightclub while allegedly knowing he had tested positive for COVID-19 has been released on bail.

Ralph MacIntosh was released from custody on Tuesday after a decision to refuse police bail was reversed.

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Police arrested the 19-year-old Kensington Park man earlier the same morning and charged him with failing to comply with emergency directions.

It’s alleged he stayed at a nightclub in the city after being told by SA Health he had returned a positive COVID-19 test result, and that he failed to quarantine.

Mr MacIntosh, a former student of an elite Adelaide private school, refused to comment on the matter.

However, his lawyer told 7NEWS his client is very ‘stressed’.

Ralph McIntosh was released from custody on Tuesday after a decision to refuse police bail was reversed.  Credit: 7NEWS

Police nabbed the 19-year-old Kensington Park man on Tuesday and charged him with failing to comply with emergency directions. Credit: 7NEWS

“It’s stressful clearly, very stressful for his family,” Ralph’s lawyer said.

Following his night out, the club Ralph visited was declared as a COVID-19 exposure site and 150 staff and partygoers were consequently sent into isolation.

7NEWS understands dozens later tested positive and were forced to isolate over the Christmas period.

Mr MacIntosh is expected to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court on January 18.

The club Ralph visited was declared as a COVID-19 exposure site and 150 staff and partygoers were consequently sent into isolation. Credit: 7NEWS

He faces up to two years behind bars or a $20,000 fine if convicted.

SA is on high alert after recording 995 new cases on Tuesday, the state’s highest single-day total.

It topped the previous record of 842 on Monday.

– With AAP

Adelaide nightclub COVID case teen: Ralph MacIntosh released on bail hours after arrest
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