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A man was arrested over the weekend after he was discovered to have been living in Chicago O'Hare for the past three months. <\/p>\n
According to the Chicago Tribune, <\/em>two United Airlines employees approached 36-year-old Aditya Singh and asked to see identification. The 36-year-old then showed an ID badge that belonged to an airport operations manager who had reported it missing back in October. <\/p>\n The employees called the police, who took Singh into custody. He was charged with felony criminal trespass and misdemeanor theft. <\/p>\n It is unclear whether or not he stole the ID badge or if he found it. Friends called Singh a "gentle soul" in a subsequent Chicago Tribune<\/em> story and he does not have any previous criminal record. <\/p>\n Singh is from Los Angeles and was "scared to go home due to COVID," the Chicago Tribune<\/em> reported. He had been living at the airport since arriving on a flight from Los Angeles on Oct. 19 — for a layover on his way to India — and survived on food from other passengers. <\/p>\n In texts with a friend shared with the paper, Singh said he was enjoying his time at the airport, meeting new people, sharing his spiritual philosophies, and trying to help improve their lives. <\/p>\n "While this incident remains under investigation, we have been able to determine that this gentleman did not pose a security risk to the airport or to the traveling public," the Chicago Department of Aviation said in a statement. "We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners on a thorough investigation of this matter."<\/p>\n Singh lives in California's Orange County. The court denied his defense attorney's request to fly home and set bail at $1,000. <\/p>\n He is due back in court later this month. <\/p>\n