LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — A Venezuelan man who was arrested after posing as a teenager and enrolling at Perrysburg High School will spend the next two years in federal prison, according to court records.
Anthony Emmanual Labrador-Sierra, whom federal authorities said was 24 years old in May 2025, was sentenced in federal court Friday on charges of lying on immigration and firearms forms. Labrador-Sierra pleaded guilty to four total charges in September. He was not ordered to pay any restitution. The specific charges to which he pleaded guilty are below:
- Count 1: Possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States.
- Count 2: Making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
- Count 3: Making or using false writings or documents (federal applications for temporary protective status or employment authorization).
- Count 4: Another count of making or using false writings or documents
Labrador-Sierra faced these charges on the grounds that he had posed as a 16-year-old human trafficking victim and successfully enrolled at Perrysburg High School. School district officials officials have denied that they received or were made aware of such claims. WTOL 11 has consistently attributed those trafficking allegations to a police report.
Labrador-Sierra was arrested in May 2025 after Perrysburg police contacted U.S. Border Patrol for assistance in identifying him…