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Man Allegedly Hid From Coronavirus And Authorities In Chicago Airport For 3 Months

This Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Aditya Singh. Singh, of California, who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly was arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for three months. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Aditya Singh, 36, is accused of hiding in a restricted area of the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago for three months. He was arrested Saturday after United Airlines staff said he possessed stolen airport credentials.

A California man was arrested Saturday and accused hiding in a restricted area of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for three months. The man told police that COVID-19 had rendered him too scared to travel home to California, so he hid in the airport, surviving on food provided by strangers, the Associated Pressreported. United Airlines staff spotted 36-year-old Aditya Singh and requested identification. They said he removed his mask and presented a badge, which belonged to an airport operations manager who reported it missing last October, the Chicago Tribune reported. Singh faces felony charges of criminal trespass in a restricted area of an airport as well as misdemeanor theft charges. Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz set bail at $1,000. She also said if he came up with the money, he would be prohibited from returning to the airport, AP reported.The hearing took place Sunday, where the judge was concerned that an individual had remained undetected in a secure area for so long."The court finds these facts and circumstances quite shocking for the alleged period of time that this occurred," Ortiz said. "Being in a secured part of the airport under a fake ID badge allegedly, based upon the need for airports to be absolutely secure so that people feel safe to travel, I do find those alleged actions do make him a danger to the community."Singh has another hearing on Jan. 27. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.