Kari Johnson
STEALING HER SISTER’S IDENTITY
Gallup, May 2
A Phoenix woman is facing charges after she allegedly tried to use her sister’s name when she was arrested.
On May 2, around 2:30 pm, Metro Dispatch told McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Ernesto Giron that a woman wanted to talk to someone in law enforcement about her sister stealing her identity.
Giron called the victim, and she explained that her sister Kari Johnson, had given an officer her information when she was arrested.
The victim said she was in Window Rock, Arizona, when she got word of the situation.
According to his report, Giron drove to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center to meet with Johnson, 37. When Johnson met Giron she gave him her sister’s name, claiming it was her own. After thorough questing though, Johnson finally told Giron her real name. She also admitted that she’d been using her sister’s name.
Johnson was charged with concealing her identity. Her second pretrial hearing is scheduled for June 4.
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