I'm 18 years old, I swear!!!

In TRINITY, Fla. Jose Oswaldo Ramirez-Mejia, a Guatemalan man of 27 years of age was arrested for pretending he was an 18-year-old Pasco County high school student. He told authorities he wanted to learn English and get a good education.

He was arrested on Tuesday and charged with uttering a forged instrument. He was being held on $5, 000 bail. He used forged documents, one being a Guatemalan birth certificate stating his birthday as Jan. 3, 1987. According to the sheriff's office, someone also posed as his guardian.

He was caught on Tuesday after he lost his wallet during a physical education class. A student found the wallet, and a school officer looking through it found identification cards that revealed his true birthdate, which was Jan. 3, 1978, Davis said.

Ramirez-Mejia is one of the many immigrants that enter the United States illegally after being denied entry.

Posted: 11:00 a.m. EST September 29, 2005 by Mari Fernandez