Woman Arrested After Impersonating ICE Agent to Arrest Her Ex-Boyfriend's Wife: Police

• A woman in Florida was arrested after impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official and attempting to kidnap her ex-boyfriend’s wife
• The woman, identified as Latrance Battle, was arrested by police as she attempted to flee to Alabama
• She was charged with kidnapping in commission of a felony, robbery by sudden snatching, impersonating LEO in commission of a felony and felony violation of probation

A Florida woman was arrested and charged by police after allegedly impersonating a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official to kidnap a woman who is married to her ex-boyfriend, police say.

On Thursday, April 10, Latrance Battle, 52, entered a hotel chain where the woman — whose identity was not released — worked, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald. Battle approached the woman and claimed that she was there to detain her, according to a statement shared by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook,

Authorities claimed she wore “a black shirt with ICE printed on the front” and showed the woman a business card from the sheriff’s office as proof of her affiliation with the government agency. The statement noted that Battle also allegedly carried a “hand-held radio.”

The woman — who “is in the process of becoming a legal United States resident,” according to police — believed that Battle was a legitimate agent and “went willingly” with her.

Police reported that the woman attempted to reach out to her lawyer and husband while in the car. However, Battle allegedly “forcefully snatched” her phone away.

Battle told the woman that they were going to the sheriff’s office. She claimed that she realized that she was being kidnapped when Battle instead took her to Bridge Plaza Apartments, according to the police. The Miami Herald noted that Battle also allegedly told the woman that now she had “to suffer the consequences of her husband’s actions.”

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With the help of a neighbor, the woman managed to safely escape and alerted the police and her husband, the Miami Herald reported.

Battle was arrested by police on Friday, April 11. She was allegedly fleeing to Alabama when she was detained.

A video of the arrest was shared by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. In it, officers approach Battle’s car and repeatedly ask her to open the door. After multiple attempts, they open it, and she gets out of the vehicle with her hands up.

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Battle faces multiple charges: kidnapping in commission of a felony, robbery by sudden snatching, impersonating LEO in commission of a felony and felony violation of probation.

PEOPLE reached out to the Bay County Police Department for additional comment but did not hear back at the time of publishing.