62-year-old woman sneaks onto aircraft without ticket
Oct 15, 2019, 2:50 pm
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The FBI has said that at this time it will not pursue charges against the woman:
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/10/1...ane-no-ticket/
The FBI must have had at least one reason for not wanting to pursue charges against the woman at this time.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/10/1...ane-no-ticket/
The FBI must have had at least one reason for not wanting to pursue charges against the woman at this time.
Oct 15, 2019, 3:07 pm
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Ada Quonsett is a fictional elderly widow who was a habitual stowaway on various airlines; she was portrayed by Helen Hayes in the 1970 movie Airport.
Oct 15, 2019, 3:17 pm
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Ada Quonsett is a fictional elderly widow who was a habitual stowaway on various airlines; she was portrayed by Helen Hayes in the 1970 movie Airport.
Oct 16, 2019, 9:24 pm
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I don’t understand why she wants to go to airports. She is not going anywhere in a long time. They told her not to go to airports anymore. She doesn’t listen to the judges, lawyer, and psychiatrist, as well. Everybody much had with her! This time she is going to jail. She should be punished.
Oct 20, 2019, 11:32 am
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The FBI has said that at this time it will not pursue charges against the woman:
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/10/1...ane-no-ticket/
The FBI must have had at least one reason for not wanting to pursue charges against the woman at this time.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/10/1...ane-no-ticket/
The FBI must have had at least one reason for not wanting to pursue charges against the woman at this time.
Oct 21, 2019, 1:09 pm
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Personally I'd be fine with GPS monitor - if she goes within 5 miles of an airport she gets arrested and tossed in jail. I don't think permanent incarceration is the solution but they need to find some way of keeping her away from airports.
Oct 21, 2019, 8:39 pm
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Treatment was tried and either failed or the psych determined that she is not mentally ill. So she gets locked up.
Personally I'd be fine with GPS monitor - if she goes within 5 miles of an airport she gets arrested and tossed in jail. I don't think permanent incarceration is the solution but they need to find some way of keeping her away from airports.
Personally I'd be fine with GPS monitor - if she goes within 5 miles of an airport she gets arrested and tossed in jail. I don't think permanent incarceration is the solution but they need to find some way of keeping her away from airports.
Oct 22, 2019, 1:56 pm
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I imagine a trial, or even hearings, for this woman, might include details about how she is able to repeatedly get through (or around?) TSA checkpoints in spite of the almighty Secure Flight, No Fly List, highly-trained Travel Document Checkers, super-highly-trained BDOs, multi-layered screening, etc.
Oct 22, 2019, 2:10 pm
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DHS/TSA has a history of not wanting its dirty laundry aired in open court and of settling or otherwise dismissing cases that risk such airings.
I imagine a trial, or even hearings, for this woman, might include details about how she is able to repeatedly get through (or around?) TSA checkpoints in spite of the almighty Secure Flight, No Fly List, highly-trained Travel Document Checkers, super-highly-trained BDOs, multi-layered screening, etc.
I imagine a trial, or even hearings, for this woman, might include details about how she is able to repeatedly get through (or around?) TSA checkpoints in spite of the almighty Secure Flight, No Fly List, highly-trained Travel Document Checkers, super-highly-trained BDOs, multi-layered screening, etc.
Oct 25, 2019, 12:20 am
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Nov 4, 2019, 11:58 pm
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She already back in court by last week. She still in jail. She is being held without bond.
https://wgntv.com/2019/10/29/serial-...court-tuesday/
https://wgntv.com/2019/10/29/serial-...court-tuesday/
Jan 21, 2020, 12:14 am
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Hi all,
She's back on the news again. She is now to take with her proper medication. As long if she behave well. She will understand that she can not go to an airports anymore.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...yPkrEPcsd_Nw3Y
She's back on the news again. She is now to take with her proper medication. As long if she behave well. She will understand that she can not go to an airports anymore.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...yPkrEPcsd_Nw3Y
Jan 21, 2020, 7:20 am
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Hi all,
She's back on the news again. She is now to take with her proper medication. As long if she behave well. She will understand that she can not go to an airports anymore.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...yPkrEPcsd_Nw3Y
She's back on the news again. She is now to take with her proper medication. As long if she behave well. She will understand that she can not go to an airports anymore.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...yPkrEPcsd_Nw3Y