Man gets jail for pretending to be senator on school tour
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — A teenager who toured an Ohio high school while posing as a state senator has been sentenced to jail.
A judge last week sentenced Marion resident Izaha Akins to three months in jail. But the 18-year-old will need to serve only a little over a month more because he’s already spent close to two months in jail.
Akins pleaded guilty in March to impersonating a peace officer. The charge includes anyone who poses as a state employee.
Authorities say Akins spoke to a government class at Mohawk High School in Sycamore last December. School officials didn’t realize they’d been duped until weeks later.
His attorney has said Akins is sorry for the negative attention he brought to the school, but he’s glad it pushed schools to improve their security procedures.
‘Bathroom bandit’ pilfers plumbing at Ohio businesses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital are searching for a man who’s been pilfering plumbing from stores, hospitals and restaurants.
Dubbed the Bathroom Bandit, Columbus police say he enters various local establishments, visits the men’s restroom, disconnects the plumbing and leaves with the stolen parts in his backpack.
A police department spokeswoman says the businesses won’t only have to replace the parts, but hire a plumber to repair the man’s toilet tinkering. She said his crimes may be unusual, but they’re still felonies.
The thief has struck a Kmart, several restaurants and the Mount Carmel West Hospital, all on the city’s west side.
He is described as a white male between 40 and 50 years old, 5’7” to 5’11” and 180 to 200 pounds. He’s been seen driving a black Honda Accord.
