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Video shows arrest of man who lived at O’Hare for 3 months

By Sun-Times Media Wire
Published  January 30, 2021 9:33am CST
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Video shows arrest of man who lived at O’Hare for 3 months

City airport officials released video of the arrest of a man who allegedly lived at O’Hare International Airport for three months.

CHICAGO - City airport officials released video of the arrest of a man who allegedly lived at O’Hare International Airport for three months.

Aditya Singh, 36, told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly, causing him to hide in a secured area at the airport, prosecutors have said.

Aditya Udai Singh | Chicago police

The Chicago Department of Aviation, which released the video, has said Singh did not pose a security risk to the airport or the public.

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The video shows airport officials confront Singh, who appears to wear a reflective vest.

He was charged with felony criminal trespass to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor theft after he was arrested Jan. 16.

Man allegedly hid 3 months at O’Hare Airport due to COVID-19 fear

A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months.