A 24-year-old Saudi Arabian man, Bader Alzahrani, has admitted to transporting a stolen school bus across state lines. He pleaded guilty on August 14th in Newark federal court.
According to court documents, Alzahrani was linked to a break-in at an unoccupied home in Livingston, New Jersey, in January 2023. A stolen school bus was later reported missing from a nearby parking lot. Alzahrani was found in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, with the keys to the stolen bus.
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On Jan. 15, 2023, a break-in was reported in an unoccupied residential home in Livingston, New Jersey. During a search of a backpack in that home, law enforcement saw a Saudi Arabian passport with the name Bader Alzahrani, along with other items that appeared to belong to Alzahrani.
On Jan. 17, 2023, the Livingston, New Jersey Board of Education reported that a school bus was stolen from a parking lot across the street from the unoccupied residential home where the break-in was reported.
During the ensuing investigation, law enforcement located Alzahrani in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. After Alzahrani was taken into custody, law enforcement searched Alzahrani and recovered the keys to the stolen school bus.
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He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for September 9th.
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