5 arrested on turnpike indicted on identity fraud, other charges

WARREN

The five men arrested during a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike in November that turned up suspected marijuana, cash and items frequently used to make fake identification and credit cards were indicted Tuesday on identity fraud and other charges.

They are Zakaria O. Warsame, 35, of Columbus; Mohammeddeq M. Hassan, 27, of Tukwila, Wash.; Mohamed A. Mahamoud, 26, of Columbus; Jibril M. Abdiselam, 24, of Seattle; and Said S. Abu, 24, of Columbus.

The indictments, handed down in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, charge Warsame with two counts of complicity to identity fraud and one count of possessing criminal tools.

Hassan is indicted on forgery of identification cards, two counts of complicity to identity fraud and two counts of possessing criminal tools.

Mahamoudis is indicted on two counts of forgery, two counts of receiving stolen property, two counts of complicity to identity fraud, and one count of possessing criminal tools.

Abdiselam is indicted on four counts of forgery, two counts of receiving stolen property, two counts of complicity to identity fraud and one count of possessing criminal tools.

Abu is indicted on two counts of forgery, two counts of complicity to identity fraud, one count of receiving stolen property and one count of possessing criminal tools.

All five are due for arraignment at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Read more about the case in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.