A non-binary, ex-Biden official was arrested once again as a "fugitive of justice" six months after being fired for stealing women's clothes from suitcases at various airports.
Sam Brinton was taken into custody by Maryland police officers and taken to the Montgomery County Detention Center. The incident is reportedly connected to an issue at an airport in Washington.
"Brinton was arrested at approximately 10 p.m. last night in their home on College Parkway. They [he] are being held in the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit on a no-bond status as they await an extradition hearing," a police spokesman told the Daily Mail.
A person who claims he is Brinton's neighbor said that four unmarked police officers showed up at the former Biden staffer's home and would not let his spouse leave before escorting Brinton out in handcuffs.
The incident comes a month after Brinton took a plea deal, getting him out of serving up to 15 years of jail on two separate cases in Nevada and Minnesota involving luggage thefts. Instead, all he was sentenced to do was undergo a mental health evaluation, write a letter of apology to the victim, return any stolen property, and complete community service.
In October, Brinton was charged with stealing a women's suitcase from the luggage carousel at the Minneapolis-St—Paul Airport totaling $2,325.
Two months later, Las Vegas prosecutors charged Brinton with grand theft of an item valued between $1,200 and $5,000. Law enforcement says Brinton stole a suitcase with a total estimated worth of $3,670 on July 6, 2022, at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas that contained jewelry valued at $1,700, clothing worth $850, and makeup valued at $500.
Brinton had left the agency after the Biden Administration rolled out the red carpet for him to announce his hiring as the first non-binary staffer.
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