Former Energy official Sam Brinton will be housed in the men’s jail as he waits to be sent to Virginia to face another luggage theft accusation:
A Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy told The Post Tuesday that Brinton is in a “pre-placement” hold at the county jail and should be housed with the “general population” of the men’s jail sometime next week.Under the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation policy, inmates are processed and housed according to their biological sex.The policy states: “Although MCDOCR does not consider anatomical changes brought about by hormonal therapy to be changes that constitute a change of anatomical sex, the classification of an arrestee/inmate will depend on whether the arrestee/inmate has male or female genitalia, whether they present a management or security problem, and whether their health and safety can be ensured.“Once an inmate is classified, they will be given a housing assignment based on that classification.”
Police arrested Brinton at his Maryland home “as a fugitive from justice.”
Brinton faces charges of Grand Larceny for allegedly stealing Tanzanian fashion designer Asya Khamsin’s luggage at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
In April, Brinton pleaded no contest to stealing luggage at the Las Vegas airport in July 2022.
Brinton also faced luggage theft charges in Minnesota. He entered an “adult diversion program” where he “must have a mental health evaluation, must write a letter of apology to the victim, return any stolen property, and complete three days of community service.”
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