PHOENIX -- A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on charges that include aggravated identity theft and possession of dangerous drugs for sale.

Christopher Cantrell, of Phoenix, was also ordered to pay restitution for charges made on multiple stolen credit cards that he possessed.

Cantrell charged $48,000 to one victim's bank account, the Maricopa county attorney's office said.

Cantrell was arrested on July 8 by Phoenix police officers after he attempted to buy two computers at a Phoenix Best Buy store using a fraudulent driver's license and forged credit card to make the $1,500 purchase.

After store employees recognized the driver's license as fraudulent, they notified the police, according to a Phoenix police probable cause statement. When officers approached Cantrell, he tried to flee on foot, the statement said.

Cantrell was taken into custody in the parking lot of the Best Buy at 2727 W. Thunderbird Road. Officers found he was carrying three different identification cards, representing three different victims, the statement said. Officers also found a clear plastic bag containing methamphetamine, the statement said.

After determining his correct identity, police discovered that Cantrell had several outstanding warrants.

"Identity theft and fraud are serious crimes that cost individual victims and businesses thousands and thousands of dollars," said County Attorney Andrew Thomas. "As a result, we will continue to seek serious punishment for those who commit these crimes."

Cantrell pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 to aggravated taking identity of another, a class three felony with one prior felony conviction, and possession of dangerous drugs, a class four felony with one prior felony conviction.