They say you can never go back in time but 31-year-old Charity Johnson proved the old sentiment wrong when she posed as a sophomore at New Life Christian School in Longview for almost a year.
Sunday police arrested Johnson after her adoptive family began to question her identity, KLTV reported.
Police contend that Johnson, who was using the name
Charite Stevens began attending the Longview high school after she pretended to be an orphaned 15-year-old girl.
“I sympathized with her and invited her into my home,” Tamica Lincoln, who became Johnson’s guardian, told the news station.
Johnson convinced Tamica Lincoln that she was abused by her biological father when her mother died.
It was later determined that Johnson used bogus birthday and fake name to enroll at the school. The woman even had a made-up Facebook account.
The Gregg County Jail is holding Johnson on a $500 bond. She was arraigned on several charges including giving false, fictitious information.
