For 19 years, he didn’t need a passport, plane ticket, or boarding pass to pass security checks. The authorities call her the “serial stowaway.”
Bypassing airport security at a time when authorities are taking extreme measures is a real achievement for Marilyn Hartman, 69, of which even the investigators are not surprised.
For 19 years, this woman, with white hair and a “noble” smile, traveled the world without even needing a passport or plane ticket. The authorities call her the “serial stowaway.”
After being discovered, the woman told authorities that upon arrival at the airport, she passed security checkpoints among the other passengers, then went to the waiting room, got on the plane and looked for a seat. When she was discovered in a very polite way, she made up every excuse or played the hidden.
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On March 16, Hartman was arrested at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago after violating her probation. The woman kept an electronic bracelet on her ankle after she was released from Cook County Jail. She was placed under home surveillance in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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According to research, he started traveling in 2002 without paying a single cent. He traveled to various states in the United States, including Paris and London. She was first arrested in Los Angeles in 2014, after successfully boarding a plane and traveling from Mineta San Jose International Airport, she was sentenced to probation, but the next day she was again held at Los Angeles airport.
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On August 14, the woman was warned after attempting to enter a security check without a ticket, and 12 days later she was arrested again at an airport terminal for criminal offense, CNN said.
The arrests continued in 2015, 2016 and 2018, in the last year she was held in London after traveling without a plane ticket from Chicago.
In 2019, she was arrested again in O’Hare, Chicago, when she attempted to pass a security check without a passport or ID, then was placed under guard after being attacked in prison and due to the risks of Covid-19. .
Following her arrest on Tuesday, Marilyn Hartman was returned to Cook County Jail, where she is unbanded for violation of her probation. The sheriff’s office told CNN he is also facing $ 100,000 bail for an attempted escape. He appeared in court on Thursday and must appear again on March 22 and April 7.