SHOCKING new details have emerged regarding a 24-year-old immigrant who posed as a high school student for over one year.
Evelyn Camacho, 22, who shares a daughter with Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, shared her reaction to finding out Labrador-Sierra’s bizarre secret.
Corrections Center of Northwest OhioAnthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, 24, was arrested for impersonating a teenager[/caption]
Perrysburg Police DepartmentThe immigrant is a father to a daughter who lived one town over[/caption]
U.S. Department of JusticeHe pretended to be a 16-year-old for over one year[/caption]
Google MapsThe immigrant posed as a student at Perrysburg High School[/caption]
Labrador-Sierra, 24, posed as a 16-year-old high school student in Perrysburg, Ohio, for over a year without being caught.
The immigrant pretended to be a human trafficking victim and was living with Kathy and Brad Mefferd, a couple in their 60s, The New York Post reported.
Authorities believed the high school student impersonator after seeing a fake birth certificate he had made.
In reality, Labrador-Sierra actually had an ex-fiancée and a daughter in Toledo, Ohio.
The father was caught when his ex-fiancée called the family’s house, where he was living.
“I was questioning what the truth was,” Camacho told The Post.
“Did he lie to me about being an adult? Or did he lie to them about being a child?
“I didn’t know what was going on. And I care about him. He’s the father of my daughter.”
After talking with Camacho, the Mefferds called the police.
When police arrived, they reported finding a burner cellphone, fake ID, a semiautomatic pistol, and three loaded 9mm magazines.
The father has since pleaded guilty to lying on immigration forms and on a firearm application.
The guilty conviction led to him being turned over to ICE and facing years in prison.
Camacho said she has no idea why Labrador-Sierra impersonated a teenager.
“Probably only he knows why he did it,” she said.
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“And, maybe, not even him, to be honest. Anthony is impulsive.”
Labrador-Sierra’s scheme left the small town wondering how he could evade authorities for so long.
“People were shocked for sure,” a mom whose son attended Perrysburg High School and knew Labrador told The Post.
“We live in an area that is somewhat conservative.
“There were some who were, like, ‘Holy moley. How did he get past [school officials]?’”
“We’ve reviewed our enrollment process and confirmed we followed federal law,” Perrysburg High School stated.
“Schools are required to immediately enroll unaccompanied minors without requiring standard enrollment paperwork. While we were not required to, the school district did also obtain a birth certificate.”
According to a report filed by the Perrysburg Police Division, the scam artist first met with school officials in January 2024.
WTOL11Labrador-Sierra pleaded guilty to lying on immigration forms and on a firearm application[/caption]
Wood County JailThe father was taken into custody by ICE and now faces decades in prison[/caption]
During the meeting, Labrador-Sierra showed school officials his fake birth certificate and explained to them that he was a victim of human trafficking.
He then moved in with the Mefferds, who gained guardianship of him in November 2024.
While some parents questioned his tattoos, Labrador-Sierra was quickly accepted into the community.
“A thing that makes me really upset is that I was struggling so much to raise our daughter and he was living the life of a teenager with no responsibilities,” Camacho said.
“He was being taken care of while I was trying to take care of our daughter.”
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