Cybill Shepherd’s Son Charged In Mid-Air Thefts On Flight From San Francisco To Philly

First Published: January 12, 2010 12:46 PM EST Credit: Getty Images

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Caption Cybill Shepherd arrives at the premiere of Showtime’s ‘United States of Tara’ at the DGA Theater on January 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe son of actress Cybill Shepherd has been charged with stealing from fellow airplane passengers during a cross-country flight.

Police say 22-year-old Cyrus Shepherd-Oppenheim was arrested in Philadelphia on Tuesday around midnight after the United Airlines plane arrived from San Francisco.

Police say witnesses identified Shepherd-Oppenheim as the man who allegedly stole cash, a digital camera, leather make-up case and a small travel bag from two passengers’ carry-on luggage.

Shepherd-Oppenheim has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property.

He is the son of “Moonlighting” star Shepherd and chiropractor Bruce Oppenheim, who divorced in 1989.

Shepherd-Oppenheim lives in Sebastopol, Calif. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.

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