Woman who tries to sneak on planes arrested twice in 2 days
Jul. 4, 2015 11:18 PM EDT
This undated booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Department shows 63-year-old Marilyn Hartman. Hartman was released from the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Thursday, July 2, 2015, and says she’s through with her run of stowaway attempts. She was arrested April 24, for loitering in a restricted area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. She was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing on state land and released. She was arrested again in Chicago on Sunday May 3, at Midway International Airport and charged with the same offense in addition to violating her bail bond. Hartman has succeeded in getting on a flight at least once without a ticket. She has previously said she's mentally ill and homeless. (Cook County Sheriff's Department via AP)
CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who has repeatedly tried to sneak aboard airplanes has been arrested in Chicago twice in as many days, the latest incident while trying to get through security without a ticket at O'Hare International Airport.
Chicago police said 63-year-old Marilyn Hartman did not have a ticket on Saturday afternoon when she was detained at airport security. She was charged with criminal trespassing and with violating her bond on previous charges.
The incident was only one day after her arrest at Midway International Airport where she had a valid ticket but caused a disturbance on board the plane and was escorted off. Chicago police spokesman Thomas Sweeney says Hartman was charged Friday with misdemeanor reckless conduct.
Hartman had just been released from jail on Thursday, telling reporters she felt "free as a bird." She'd been arrested after trying to get past security at O'Hare and Midway airports in April and May. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.
In recent years, she's tried numerous times to board without a ticket, succeeding at least once.
