Repeat Offenders

 Posted on February 13, 2018 in Uncategorized

Once a person is apprehended in the commission of a crime, charged, and sentenced, it is difficult for many to understand why the defendant might repeat the crime. However, when a pattern emerges or habits are repeated, especially regarding criminal acts, an individual may find themselves facing felony criminal charges and a possible prison sentence. This point is illustrated by a recent story involving a certain woman who apparently just cannot stay away from airplanes or airports.

Stowaway Charged with Theft

In what is one of the strangest cases of repeated criminal behavior occurring recently, an Illinois woman has made multiple appearances in court for flying without paying for a ticket. In the latest stowaway incident, the defendant boarded a plane and flew to London. She is believed to have flown from Chicago without paying for a $2,400 plane ticket. Upon her arrival, she was detained, returned to Chicago, and subsequently charged with felony theft and misdemeanor criminal trespassing. The judge, upon releasing her, warned her to stay away from both the O’Hare and Midway airports. The story, however, does not end there.

Although the defendant was originally ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device, that order was rescinded when it was determined that such supervision was not possible, since she resided in a different Illinois county. The defendant allegedly exploited that loophole, and she once again returned to O’Hare Airport in Chicago just nine days after being banned from there by a Cook County judge. Police recognized the recently released woman and arrested her. This time, she was charged with criminal trespassing on state land and violating the terms of her bail.

The woman, who was charged and sentenced for similar crimes in 2016, is believed to have committed the act no fewer than eight times in the past. The question of how she continually bypassed airport security remains unanswered.

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