A 24-year-old Venezuelan man, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, pleaded guilty on Monday (September 22) to multiple federal charges, including lying on immigration forms and applications to purchase a firearm. Labrador-Sierra posed as a 16-year-old and enrolled at Perrysburg High School in Ohio, using fraudulent documents, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
Labrador-Sierra submitted false birth dates on applications for Temporary Protective Status and Employment Authorization Documents in 2024 and 2025. He also used false information to purchase a Taurus G3C 9mm semiautomatic pistol, which he was not legally allowed to possess due to his immigration status. He could face up to 30 years in prison for his crimes.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that Labrador-Sierra was living with a local family who believed they were helping a homeless teen. They discovered his true age after being contacted by the mother of his child. Upon searching his room, they found a prepaid cell phone, a fraudulent Michigan driver’s license, money, a gun, and three loaded magazines.
Labrador-Sierra first entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2019 and was supposed to return to Venezuela later that year but did not. He applied for Temporary Protective Status in 2021, which expired in 2022. His sentencing is scheduled for January 23, 2026, and he is currently prohibited from contacting any students at Perrysburg High School.
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