Virginia Beach man with autism gets 9-month sentence for following woman home

Connor Land first made local headlines in summer 2023 when he was working as a cashier at the Virginia Beach Wegmans.

While helping a woman check out from the store, Land gave the woman’s 7-year-old daughter a pack of stickers. It seemed innocuous to the mother at the time, but when she got home, she realized he had slipped an Apple AirTag tracking device in the stickers.

Land, who has autism, admitted to the allegations. However, under a 2020 Virginia law that allows a deferred finding for individuals with developmental disabilities who commit nonviolent crimes, he was able to avoid prison…

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