A Brentwood man was sentenced this morning to 90 days in jail and five years on probation for impersonating Steelers tight end Jerame Tuman and convincing a woman to loan him $3,200.
Brian Jackson, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of theft by deception and one count of identity theft.
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Brian Jackson, 33, pleaded guilty in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court to one count of theft by deception and one count of identity theft. He was ordered to report to jail by Aug. 24.
Neither Jackson nor his attorney, James Sheets, would comment as they left the courtroom this morning. Sheets had asked for probation for Jackson, saying he had already made restitution to the victim.
The woman told police that a mutual friend introduced her to the man who said he was Tuman, and the man then convinced her to loan him the money over the course of a couple months in early 2006. Jackson was arrested after the woman sent a letter to Tuman through the Steelers asking for the money back. Tuman turned the letter over to Steelers security.
Assistant District Attorney Debra Barnisin-Lange asked Judge Gerard M. Bigley for jail time for Jackson, saying he had also pretended in the past to be Steelers quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Brian St. Pierre.
In 2005, Jackson was charged with impersonating Roethlisberger and his backup, St. Pierre, to meet and date women. He was ordered then to undergo counseling and sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct.