Overview

• Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, 24, pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 to possession of a firearm by an unlawfully present alien, a false statement during a gun purchase, and two false-document counts before U.S. District Judge James R. Knepp.
• He is scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 23, 2026, and faces statutory maximum penalties that could total up to 30 years, subject to the federal guidelines and the court’s determinations.
• Authorities say he enrolled at Perrysburg High School on Jan. 11, 2024, by claiming to be a 16-year-old unaccompanied minor and participated on the junior varsity soccer and swim teams.
• The indictment states he provided a bogus date of birth on USCIS applications for Temporary Protected Status and an Employment Authorization Document in 2024 and 2025.
• Prosecutors allege he possessed a Taurus G3C 9mm and lied on an ATF purchase form; guardians who had legal custody alerted officials in May 2025, and he was later arrested during an Interstate 75 traffic stop.