A teen who pretended to be a state senator pleaded guilty to impersonation of an employee of the state. The said teen was toured around a school in Ohio last December, until officials found out that the real state senator later on shows up for an appearance.
Izaha Akins, 18 years old pleaded guilty to the charge of impersonating a peace officer on Monday after he took an identity as a state senator, according to Yahoo News. Prosecutors recommended taking the teen Marion resident under probation.
Authorities said, Akins was toured by the school officials of Mohawk High School in Sycamore in December 15. He spoke with the government class for an hour, assuming he was the new state senator, Toledo Blade reported. Another charge was filed against Akin, a fifth-degree telecommunications fraud however, it was dismissed at a Wyandot County Common Pleas Court hearing.
"We take it very seriously when someone represents himself as a state senator and gets himself into a school," Douglas Rowland, the Wyandot County Prosecutor said. It was not discovered right away until the weeks past, the real state senator, David Burke appeared for the set tour and presentation, ABC News reported.
Burke said, Akins' offense was an "extremely elaborate scheme", in which the teen fooled the county sheriff and a car dealership. The charge of impersonating a peace officer also covers impersonation of an employee of the state.
His representing attorney said Monday that Akins was apologetic for what he has done, and the negative attention he brought to the school. However, he was glad that the result of his actions pushed the schools security procedures improvement.
Akins has been in the Crawford County Jail since March 15 and remains there while a presentence investigation is conducted before his sentencing in about 30 days, Mr. Rowland said.
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