By Tara Rippin • Published: 19 Jan 2021 • 14:17
CREDIT: Cook's Country Sheriff's Office
A California man hid at a Chicago airport for three months to avoid flying home claiming he was scared of catching Covid-19.
ADITYA Singh, 36, has been charged with felony criminal trespass after he was arrested accused of hiding in a restricted area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from October 19, 2020, when he arrived from Los Angeles.
Singh, who told police that the pandemic had left him scared to fly, was also charged with misdemeanor theft after allegedly stealing an airport security badge.
Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz, who expressed concern that someone could remain undetected in a secured area for so long, set Singh’s bail at $1,000 (€825), and banned him from entering the airport again.
His spell living at the airport was brought to an end on Saturday, January, 16, when two airport workers confronted him, and found he was wearing an ID badge reported stolen on October 26, 2020.
They contacted the police and Singh was arrested. It’s not clear why Singh flew to Chicago in the first place.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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