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  • Man sentenced for stealing from luggage (Did you lose something at BWI?)

    07/08/2005 1:36:06 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 16 replies · 671+ views
    Baltimore Sun ^ | July 8, 2005 | Andrea F. Siegel
    A former baggage handler at Baltimore-Washington International Airport admitted yesterday to stealing CDs, cameras and other items from the luggage of travelers - many of them soldiers serving overseas - and was chided by a judge who imposed a sentence in excess of state guidelines. Shaka Nesta Watson, 20, was ordered to serve two years in prison for his role in a ring that is suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and military-related items from international travelers during 2004. Watson pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft of a laptop computer from a civilian Air Canada...