A man lived in airport for three months for fear catching Covid-19.
A 36-year-old man, afraid of the coronavirus, was arrested after spending three months living in one of the secure areas of Chicago 0’Hare International Airport.
Aditya Singh arrived at the airport on October 19, 2020 and, in view of the increase in cases of Covid-19 in the United States, he felt too scared to continue his journey and take another flight. So, after finding the identification of an employee, he settled in Terminal 3 and lived there until last Saturday, January 16th, 20 Minutes reported.
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Two United Airlines employees approached him to ask for his identification and when Singh showed the stolen documentation the workers realized that it had been reported as missing by an airport operations manager.
Then, Singh was arrested and charged with breaking and entering into a restricted area of the airport, which is considered a felony, and theft, which is a misdemeanor. At her appearance in court the state prosecutor Kathleen Hagerty told the judge that Singh was “afraid to go home because of the Covid”.
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After hearing these words, the judge said, “Are you telling me that an unauthorized, non-employee person allegedly lived inside a secure part of the o’Hare airport terminal from October 10, 2020 to January 16, 2021 and was not detected?
The man, who has a master’s degree in hotel management, is unemployed and lives with several roommates in Los Angeles. According to The Chicago Tribune, the assistant public defender added that Singh has no criminal record. The judge described the events as “quite shocking for the alleged period of time this lasted.
“Being in a secure part of the airport with a false ID, supposedly based on the need for airports to be absolutely safe for people to feel safe to travel, I think those alleged actions make him a danger to the community,” the judge explained.
For its part, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) said that the safety and security of its airports is its top priority and is maintained through “a coordinated and multi-layered police network. In a letter, the CDA added: “While this incident remains under investigation, we have been able to determine that this gentleman did not pose a security risk to the airport or to the traveling public. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners on a thorough investigation of this matter.
The judge finally set Singh’s bail at a total of $10,000 and ordered that, if he is released from jail, he will undergo electronic monitoring. The defense asked that he be allowed to fly home while his case progresses, but the man is barred from the airport. Singh will have to appear, again, on January 27.
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