Brinton was arrested in May on suspicion of stealing a suitcase from Ronald Reagan International Airport in 2018 from Tanzanian-American fashion designer Asyakhamsin.
Sam Brinton, a former nuclear official who identifies as non-binary, will be put in men s jail in Maryland before transfer to Virginia to face charges of suitcase theft.
Brinton, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was arrested at home in Maryland on Wednesday in connection with the alleged theft of property from Reagan National.
Samuel Brinton, 35, agreed to undergo a mental health evaluation in Minnesota after they was charged for stealing a women s suitcase at the airport in September.