An Arkansas City resident has been arrested for stealing the identity of a Tennessee man and using it to gain employment here, according to a press release from the Arkansas City Police Department.
Pedro Mendoza was arrested for identity theft and transported to the Cowley County Jail, where he remained Sunday night in lieu of a $5,000 bond.
A male resident of Johnson City, Tenn., allegedly was the victim of identity theft on June 9, according to the release. Only his last name, Martinez, was given.
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An ACPD investigation on Friday linked the identity theft to a suspect, identified as Mendoza, who allegedly used Martinez’ identity to “gain employment with a local plant in Arkansas City.” The plant was not identified in the release.
Mendoza will be charged federally since the victim was in the United States Navy at the time of the incident, the release said.
