Virginia cashier who gave tracking device to girl won't face jail time
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The judge ruled the man's actions were a result of his autism and that, while the behavior was creepy, it didn’t warrant jail time.
A Wegman's grocery store cashier in Virginia who admitted to giving an AirTag to a 7-year-old girl while she and her mother were going through the grocery store's checkout line will not face any jail time, a judge ruled at the Virginia Beach Courthouse on Thursday.
Connor Land, 20, pleaded guilty to attempted use of an electronic tracking device and admitted he realized what he did was wrong.
Judge James Lewis called this one of the strangest cases he’s seen in 40 years on the bench.
He ultimately ruled that Land’s actions were a result of his autism and that, while the behavior was creepy, it didn’t warrant jail time right now.
Several witnesses took the stand, including the young girl's mother, who contacted Virginia Beach Police after she discovered the AirTag tracking device mixed in with stickers that were given to her daughter as they left the store.
