Man accused of jamming passengers' cell phones on Chicago subway
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/man-accused-of-jamming-passengers-cell-phones-on-chicago-subway/
Windy City commuters were complaining for months about
dropped phone service. Undercover officers have arrested a
63-year-old Chicago man on accusations that he used a handheld
jamming device to disrupt mobile phone service on the subway ...
Chicago Transit Authority commuters have been complaining for
months that their mobile devices were suddenly losing
connectivity while riding Chicago's subway and elevated train
lines. Pictures of the alleged culprit had been circulating on
social media and even on Reddit. An undercover operation, police
said, led to the man's arrest on a felony charge of signal
jamming, which carries a maximum penalty of a year in prison ...
The Chicago Tribune said the defendant pleaded guilty to a
misdemeanor charge of jamming mobile phones in 2009. His
equipment was confiscated, and he was sentenced to a year of
probation, the paper reported.
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