A man fearful of COVID-19 has been arrested for living in a safe area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for nearly three months, according to a report.
Aditya Singh, of California, was hiding at the airport from Oct. 19 – when he arrived from Los Angeles – until Saturday, when two airport workers confronted him, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing prosecutors.
Singh was found wearing an airport identification badge that was reported stolen on October 26, the report said.
The workers called the police, who arrested Singh, accusing him of a criminal offense in a restricted area of an airport and theft, the newspaper reported.
At a hearing on Sunday, a prosecutor said Singh was “scared 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 outside O’Hare International Airport, the report said.