Sam Brinton, the former senior Department of Energy official, posted bond Thursday and was released from jail.
The former DOE official was arrested on May 17 in connection with the alleged theft of luggage at the airport, said a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Court records show Brinton is being held in Rockville, Maryland.
This is the third criminal case involving the alleged theft of stolen luggage.
“The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police executed a search warrant May 17 in Montgomery County, Maryland, in connection with allegations of stolen property in baggage from Reagan National Airport brought to the department’s attention in February 2023,” the James Johnson, a spokesman for the MWAA, previously told Fox News Digital in an email.
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Brinton was extradited from Maryland to Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, the New York Post first reported, where the former DOE official was hit with a grand larceny charge of less than or equal to $1,000. Court records show Brinton has waived extradition from Maryland.
Brinton has been held since May 17 at the Montgomery County Jail for allegedly being a “fugitive from justice.”
According to the report, Brinton appeared in court on Thursday and was released on a $5,000 bond.
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Brinton had previously been charged with two other charges, and in one case, was accused of stealing a person’s luggage worth $2,325 from a baggage carousel at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on Sept. 16, 2022. At that time, Brinton was charged in October.
In two previous cases, Brinton was facing a potential 15-year prison sentence for allegedly stealing luggage. In both cases, the judges did not impose jail time.
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A Tanzanian fashion designer living in Houston, Texas, accused a former DOE official in February of stealing his custom designs that were reported missing in 2018. Houston police referred the case to the FBI.
On December 12, 2022, the DOE said Brinton had left the federal agency.
Thomas Catenacci of Fox News contributed to this report.