PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. -- Semaj Booker, who talked his way onto two flights last year and was caught trying to do it again earlier this year, has acted up again.

The 11 year old has been in juvenile detention since the Fourth of July weekend when he broke into an apartment in Tacoma. While in detention, officials said the boy slashed a mattress and made more trouble.

In court on Thursday, Semaj appeared before a judge who was to decide whether he should be stay locked up or be released to his mother. Judge Frank Cuthbertson reviewed the boy's troubled past and listed his concerns.

Semaj has stolen a car, led police on a chase, made his way to Sea-Tac Airport twice and once even managed to get on a plane. Two weeks ago, he was arrested for burglary. And this week, a staff report shows he destroyed a mattress and got in trouble for fighting.

"I'm concerned about his safety and I'm concerned about community safety. Residential burglary is no small issue," Cuthbertson said.

Topping the judge's list of concerns was the role of Semaj's mother. Why had she stopped giving him his ADHD medication? What about reports of violence between the boy's mother and her boyfriend? Has Semaj been abused or neglected? And why did he miss 43 days of school last year?

Sakinah Booker had an answer to one of the judge's questions. She said she had taken her son out of school at the end of May for his own good.

"I'm tired of the school system. I'm tired of the way they're treating my son," she said.

But her answer didn't ease the concerns of the judge, who ordered Semaj to remain in detention. He ordered a mental evaluation and a physical exam for Semaj, and also said a social worker should be assigned to the boy.

Semaj will be back in court once those three requests are met. The judge hopes to see him sometimes in the next ten days to decide whether he should remain locked up or be released to his mother.