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 Marilyn Hartman, 64, is charged with a misdemeanor count of
criminal trespass on public property and one felony count of
probation violation, said a Chicago Police Department spokeswoman.
Hartman, described by police as a habitual trespasser and stowaway,
was arrested on Wednesday at the bus shuttle center outside a flight
terminal at O'Hare, the spokeswoman said.
The retired legal secretary was arrested at least four times last
year at two different Chicago airports, for loitering near security
checkpoints, trespassing and in one case causing a disturbance on an
airplane after she boarded with a valid ticket.
She spent six months in jail, was released in December, put on
probation and electronic monitoring, and sent to a mental health
facility, according to NBC Chicago.
Hartman has given different reasons for her airport compulsion,
saying it is like climbers who scale mountains "because they are
there," referring to feeling pressured to go to airports, and saying
she wanted to be arrested so she could tell her story, according to
media reports.
Hartman has been arrested on charges of trespassing or loitering at
airports in San Jose, California, and San Francisco and at Sky
Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, according to media reports.
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She has been sentenced to probation or jail terms on several such
misdemeanor charges, according to the reports.
Hartman told NBC that she lived in Chicago in her childhood but had
not had a permanent home for years. She said she had lived in
shelters and also moved from state to state, including Illinois,
Hawaii, California, Arizona and Florida.
(Reporting by Fiona Ortiz; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn; Editing by Lisa
Von Ahn)
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