Guerdwich Montimere - The story of Haitian High School Basketball Star Jerry Joseph In West Texas
Why would a grown man want to go back to high school to pose as a teenage basketball star?
Better yet... pretending to be an illegal Immigrant from Haiti?
WOW...
There is always a joke about Haitians coming to America with a "Ti Laj" but this is the complete opposite of the story you're used to.
This Haitian dude was ALREADY a Naturalized U.S. Citizen... He already graduated High school...
And suddenly, he decided to go to Texas and pose as a homeless illegal immigrant teenager from Haiti.
In February 2009, according to a news article, Montimere enrolled at Nimitz Junior High School as Jerry Joseph with only a Haitian birth certificate to prove his identity.
Students can be denied entry to school if they don't have immunization records, but Montimere said he was homeless, and the school district waived the requirements while ECISD counselors helped him get his shots.
So in 2009, Montimere AKA Jerry Joseph enrolled at Permian High School in Odessa Texas for the 2009-2010 academic year and became their 16-year-old high school basketball star and lead the Permian High School basketball team to the state playoffs.
Things were going well... How did he get caught?
In April 2010. at an amateur tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas, three Florida basketball coaches familiar with a former player named Guerdwich Montimere recognized him
Of course Montimere got arrested and charged with a felony, he could spend up to six months in jail if convicted or worse... Let us hope Mr. star basketball player did not decide to mess around with the cheerleaders at Odessa high...
Si se sa... l-ap peye sa tres cher...
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i know wat he did was wrong, but helllooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u gotta give him his more »
I THINK THAT SCHOOL SHOULD TRY TO HELP HIM GETTING HIS SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLAGE TO GET IN TO THE NBA IF HE DIDN'T COMMIT ANY CRIME CAUSE HE more »
He should write a book, and make a movie about his life. He probably wanted to get away from something, but was not ready to take more »
I feel sorry for him he seems to play pretty good it is too bad he stuck with junior more »
He should seek psychological help. He is not getting any financial gain from posing as a high school student. If he did not "mess around" with more »
Vaya, esto es un error grandioso de este joven, lo que confirma un postulado mio, de que mucha gente se mete en problemas porque se cansa de more »
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