Venezuelan man arrested after posing as teen to enroll in Ohio high school

A 24-year-old amerciable migrant from Venezuela was arrested successful Perrysburg, Ohio, aft helium allegedly enrolled successful a nationalist precocious schoolhouse utilizing fraudulent documents.

Court records amusement that 24-year-old Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra has been charged with forgery, and helium is being held connected $50,000 bond. The Perrysburg Police Department said it was contacted by the Perrysburg Local Schools connected Monday astir imaginable fraudulent enactment involving 1 of its students.

After a preliminary investigation, a fraud lawsuit was established and handed implicit to the department’s detectives for further investigation.

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Anthony Labrador Sierra, a 24-year-old amerciable migrant from Venezuela, is accused of utilizing forged documents to enroll successful a precocious schoolhouse successful Ohio arsenic a 16-year-old, who would present beryllium 17 years old. (Wood County Jail)

Detectives worked with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and it was discovered that Labrador was a 24-year-old from Venezuela.

Investigators besides learned Labrador Sierra utilized fraudulent documents to enroll successful Perrysburg Schools and was posing arsenic a 16-year-old student.

Perrysburg School officials said successful a connection obtained by Fox News Digital that Labrador Sierra had been enrolled astatine Perrysburg High School nether the sanction and property of a 16-year-old unaccompanied insignificant connected Jan. 11, 2024, successful accordance with national and authorities requirements for enrolling students experiencing homelessness oregon without a ineligible guardian.

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Perrysburg constabulary arrested 24-year-old Anthony Labrador Sierra for allegedly forging documents to be precocious schoolhouse successful Ohio. (iStock)

Between Jan. 11, 2024 and May 14, 2025, the schoolhouse said Labrador Sierra obtained documentation and support, further complicating the situation. For instance, helium obtained a state-issued driver’s license, societal information fig and Temporary Protective Status (TPS) from U.S. Immigrations.

The schoolhouse besides said Labrador completed an exertion for a visa with assistance from Advocating Opportunities, which provides escaped ineligible assistance.

The Wood County Juvenile Court granted guardianship of Labrador Sierra to a Perrysburg family.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain an immigrant. (Getty Images)

School officials said the guardians contacted the schoolhouse connected May 14 to study they had received accusation indicating Labrador Sierra was not a minor, but alternatively a 24-year-old man.

Labrador Sierra reportedly denied the allegation erstwhile territory administrators met with him connected May 15.

"Given the seriousness of the claim, Perrysburg Schools instantly directed the guardians to support Labrador disconnected schoolhouse spot portion the substance was investigated further," the schoolhouse said. "This lawsuit involves highly antithetic and deceptive circumstances that impacted galore local, authorities and national agencies."

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"The schoolhouse territory has reviewed its actions regarding enrollment and is assured due ineligible channels were followed to supply enactment for an idiosyncratic presenting themselves arsenic an unaccompanied insignificant arsenic spelled retired successful the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act," the territory added. "We admit our adjacent concern with the Perrysburg Police Division and the swift enactment taken."

The schoolhouse besides updated the statement, saying Labrador Sierra had been a subordinate of the inferior varsity shot and aquatics teams, adding the concern has been reported to the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Labrador Sierra was yet taken into custody during a postulation halt connected Interstate 75 connected Tuesday afternoon.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News they person located Labrador Sierra's accusation nether a antithetic spelling of his name. They added that Labrador Sierra is simply a visa overstay who archetypal came to the U.S. successful 2019. DHS besides confirmed Labrador has received TPS.

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Labrador is being held successful the Wood County Jail connected $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected May 29.