A teenager who toured an Ohio high school while posing as a state senator has pleaded guilty to impersonating a peace officer.
Prosecutors say they'll recommend probation for Marion resident Izaha Akins. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty Monday to the felony charge.
Authorities say Akins spoke to a government class at Mohawk High School in Sycamore for an hour last December. Officials didn't realize they'd been duped until Republican Sen. David Burke showed up weeks later for a scheduled appearance.
Burke calls what Akins did an extremely elaborate scheme. The impersonating a peace officer charge includes anyone who poses as a state employee.
Toledo's The Blade newspaper reports Akins said he was making a point about school security in small communities.
A message left with Akins' attorney Monday hasn't been returned.
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