A man fearful of COVID-19 was arrested for living in a safe area of Chicago O’Hare International Airport for nearly three months, according to a report.
California’s Aditya Singh had been hiding at the airport since Oct. 19, when she arrived from Los Angeles, until Saturday, when two airport workers clashed, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing fiscal.
Singh was found with an airport identification badge that was stolen on October 26th.
Workers called police, who arrested Singh, accusing him of criminal rape in a restricted area of an airport and robbery, the newspaper reported.
At a hearing Sunday, a prosecutor said Singh was “afraid to go home because of COVID, according to the report.
He also claimed to have found the badge, prosecutors said.
It was not clear why Singh flew to Chicago in the first place.
A judge set Singh’s bail at $ 1,000 and ordered him to stay out of O’Hare International Airport, according to the report.