For three months, a California resident lived at the airport in Chicago, USA, because he did not want to fly for fear of contracting the Corona virus. This past weekend, he was charged with the offense of infiltrating a restricted area at the airport and theft.
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A local court has ruled that Singh arrived at the airport on Oct. 19, on a direct flight from Los Angeles, and has been suspected of having lived in the airport’s security zone ever since. The judge in the case, Susanna Ortiz, responded in shock in court, after the prosecutor detailed the charges. “So if I understand correctly, are you actually telling me that an unauthorized person has lived in a secure part of the airport for three months and has not been discovered to this day? I just want to make sure I understand correctly,” the shocked judge said.
The illegal resident was discovered last Saturday afternoon when two of the place’s employees approached him and asked him to show them his employee badge. Assistant State Attorney Kathleen Gertie said he presented them with the certificate and took off the mask, at their request, so they could identify him. It was only when he took off the mask that the two discovered that the employee’s certificate actually belonged to the place’s operations manager, who had been absent from work since October 26.
The two workers immediately called local police and Singh was taken into custody inside the airport at Terminal 2. Gertie said Singh found the badge at the airport and that following “the fear of returning home because of the corona virus”, he simply decided to stay inside the lounge. According to Singh, other travelers gave him food and water and this is how it has existed lately.
Singh originally lives in a Los Angeles suburb with two roommates and has no criminal record. In addition, he has a master’s degree in event production and is currently unemployed due to corona restrictions that shut down U.S. culture. The court has admitted that these are unusual allegations, but they are not harmful. Of $ 1,000.
“The court finds these facts and circumstances quite shocking in the alleged period of time that has occurred,” the judge said. “Singh’s stay in a secure part of the airport under a fake employee ID card tag, ostensibly, undermines the need to be secure at the airport so that people will feel safe to travel. But if so, I find that this action could pose a danger to the community.” The court will also meet again on January 27, to reconsider the details.