NEBRASKA CITY – A Nebraska City man is charged in Otoe County with criminal impersonation and identity theft on Oct. 12.

Police started an investigation after a Nebraska City car dealership reported that a man buying a car provided identification that came back with a fraud alert during a credit check.

Police met with a man claiming to be Steven Zapata Jr., but say he is actually Esteban Olmedo-Arista, 31, of Mexico.

An arrest affidavit says Arista purchased a Social Security card and birth certificate in Missouri.