Police: U.K. Man Stows Away on Flight to NYC, Goes Missing After Arrest
A British man who successfully snuck onto a flight from London to New York City without a passport or plane ticket has gone missing, U.K. authorities say.
Craig Sturt, 46, stowed away on a British Airways flight that landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Christmas Eve 2023, the New York Post reported.
Amazingly, Sturt was allegedly able to navigate through security checkpoints and the boarding gate at Heathrow Airport without showing proper documentation.
“Sturt allegedly boarded and found a seat on the fully booked, international flight because some passengers had missed their connection at the airport,” the outlet reported, detailing how the undocumented passenger enjoyed free food and drinks on his free overseas flight.
Once in the U.S., Sturt’s luck ran out at a customs checkpoint.
After failing to show documents to JFK Airport officials, the British man was arrested and “promptly escorted back onto a returning flight to Heathrow.”
Upon his Christmas Day return, Sturt was taken to a hospital, though the reason is unclear.
U.K. police charged the unauthorized traveler with Obtaining Services by Deception, Being Unlawfully Airside, and Boarding an Aircraft without permission, the Sun reported.
Somehow, Sturt has managed to further evade authorities and has recently been reported missing, according to the outlet:
But last night it emerged that in a further humiliation for UK police, Mr Sturt was then the subject of an “urgent missing person appeal.”
A warrant was issued for his arrest on January 22.
Thames Valley Police issue dan alert on January 30:
Urgent missing person appeal. Please can you help us find Craig? The 46-year-old is 6ft, slim, with short dark brown hair.
When he was last seen, he was wearing a grey jacket, a top, black jogging bottoms and white trainers.
Craig was last seen in Reading, but is from Slough and also has links to Heathrow and the Tottenham Court Road in London. If you see Craig, please do not approach him, instead call 999.
“I don’t know how Craig has managed to dodge security at the UK’s biggest airport and fly to America without a passport and ticket,” Sturt’s brother, Lee Smith, told the outlet.
According to Smith, Craig has a “troubled past” and warned that something “sinister” could happen.
“It’s ridiculous this could happen. If Craig, with a troubled past, could dodge security then presumably anyone else with sinister motives could do the same,” he said. “Heads should roll. How has this been allowed to happen?”
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Report: 26 Illegal Alien Killers, Pedophiles Arrested in Sanctuary State California
More than two dozen illegal aliens convicted and charged with murder and child sex crimes have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the sanctuary state of California.
Last month, ICE agents said they arrested 26 illegal aliens convicted or charged with murder, homicide, and child sex crimes, including assault against children, during a sting operation in the San Francisco Bay Area from Jan. 16 through Jan. 28.
“The neighborhoods where we live are now safer with the arrest of these egregious criminals,” ICE official Moises Becerra said in a statement. “The success of this operation is only possible through the continued professionalism, integrity, and diligence of our officers and their commitment to safeguard the homeland.”
Those illegal aliens arrested by ICE agents include:
- A 29-year-old Honduran illegal alien convicted of felony lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14 years old.
- A 32-year-old Mexican illegal alien convicted of felony lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14 years old.
- A 26-year-old Mexican illegal alien who is wanted in Mexico on murder and attempted murder charges.
California has the strictest sanctuary state policy in the United States.
The policy bans local law enforcement agencies and state officials from cooperating with ICE agents to help find, detain, and ultimately deport illegal aliens convicted and charged of the most egregious crimes against American citizens.
Today, nearly five million illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children, commonly referred to as “anchor babies,” reside in California — the largest of any state in the nation.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter
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