Johnson County Jail: Tiffin man stole our identity

TIFFIN - A Tiffin man is accused of trying to have the Johnson County Jail pick up the tab for his cable and phone bill.

According to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, in late December, 33-year-old Lorenzo B. Johnson was discharged from the jail. When released from the jail, Johnson was given a check. Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said that check was written for the remaining balance on Johnson's commissary account, which all inmates get upon their release.

Authorities said days after his release, Johnson used the bank and routing information of that jail check to pay for the cable and phone bill for his Tiffin apartment. The total amount charged to the jail was $350.16.

Johnson has been arrested and faces one count of identity theft, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison.