O'Hare Airport

Woman Charged With Illegally Boarding Plane at O'Hare

She was charged with a felony count of criminal trespass at an airport and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass to a vehicle

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 02: A worker walks through a nearly-deserted passenger terminal at O’Hare International Airport on April 2, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The airport, which typically serves 8.2 million passengers a month, has closed two of its seven runways as the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced air travel. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A Marquette Park woman is accused of illegally boarding a plane Sunday morning at O’Hare International Airport.

Yaazmina Payton, 23, was charged with a felony count of criminal trespass at an airport and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass to a vehicle, Chicago police said.

Payton was arrested about 8:05 a.m. after allegedly boarding an airplane without a ticket at Terminal 3 of O’Hare, police said.

Payton is due in bond court Monday.

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