Sometimes, you hear about a guy who you have to give credit for chutzpah, but not brains. This is one such: It seems that last November 4th, a Russian named Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava found a new definition of “discount travel” when he tailgated another passenger through a security turnstile at the Copenhagen airport, then snuck onto a Scandinavian Airlines flight to Los Angeles. The whole affair didn’t work out like we can presume Sergey hoped; he was arrested at LAX and now, has been convicted of being a stowaway.
Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 4 via Scandinavian Airlines flight 931 from Copenhagen. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer could not find Ochigava on the flight’s manifest or any other incoming international flights, according to a complaint filed Nov. 6 in Los Angeles federal court.
After a three-day trial,…
