BAY COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida woman has been accused of trying to kidnap her ex-boyfriend’s wife, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, deputies said the situation happened on April 10, which is when they were called to the Bridge Plaza Apartments complex about a “suspicious incident.”
Upon arrival, deputies met with a woman who claimed she’d been kidnapped, the release states.
Investigators said they were able to figure out that another woman — identified as Latrance Battle — had come to her workplace and identified herself as an ICE agent.
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According to deputies, Battle had dressed herself up in a black shirt with “ICE” painted on the front, and wielded a sheriff’s office business card and handheld radio, so out of fear, she went along with Battle into her vehicle.
“The victim confirmed that she genuinely felt as if Latrance was an ICE agent at the time, and she is in the process of becoming a legal United States resident,” the release reads.
But while they were both in the car, Battle “forcefully snatched” the woman’s phone from her as she tried to contact her lawyer and husband, deputies added.
Investigators also said that when the duo arrived at the apartment complex, the woman “suspected something was wrong,” as Battle told her they were headed for the sheriff’s office.
“As Latrance went inside the apartment, the victim fled and called law enforcement,” the release continues.
In an affidavit, deputies said that the victim then called her husband while waiting for law enforcement to arrive, and he claimed that the abductor sounded like his ex-girlfriend, “Tracy.”
After speaking with neighbors, deputies said they discovered that a woman named Tracy — who was later determined to be Battle — indeed lived at the apartment complex.
“Once (the victim’s husband) arrived on scene, he stated he had an injunction against his ex, Latrance Battle, for issues they have had in the past,” the affidavit says. “The most current incident was about two years ago when Latrance showed up to his place of business and attacked him.”
Per the sheriff’s office, Battle was eventually located in Fountain while on her way to Alabama.
She was ultimately arrested and now faces charges of kidnapping in commission of a felony; robbery by sudden snatching; impersonating a law enforcement officer in commission of a felony; and felony violation of probation. She is being held without bond.