Palm Beach Fire Chief is a working stiff, not a member of the rich Palm Beach elite. He will be accustomed to showing deference to the rich, and he heads a force that may be heavily magatized. And details on what doors were actually locked, if any, are a bit murky.
But if people were prevented from freely leaving, that's kidnapping, isn't it?
https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/...ng-trump-2024/