A Bay County woman was arrested after being accused of impersonating an ICE agent to kidnap her ex-boyfriend’s wife.

LaTrance Battle, 52, arrived at the victim’s place of work wearing a black shirt with “ICE” printed on the front, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s office. She had allegedly shown a fake sheriff’s office business card and possessed a handheld radio to convince the victim that Battle was a law enforcement officer.

Battle told the victim, who is in the process of becoming a United States resident and is in the country legally, that she needed to go with Battle to the sheriff’s office. She demanded that the victim get into her car or else she would call more ICE agents. After allegedly coercing the victim into her car, it is said Battle forcefully grabbed the victim’s phone when she had attempted to call her lawyer and husband.

Instead of arriving at the sheriff’s office, Battle brought the victim to an apartment complex, where she fled from Battle and called law enforcement, according to authorities. After receiving reports of the incident, the sheriff’s office said deputies responded to the Bridge Plaza Apartments, where they found a resident who was sheltering the victim.

The resident claimed Battle had asked him if he had seen a woman running. The neighbor “told her no and asked why she took someone’s phone. LaTrance stated ‘She knows what she did,’” according to the Bay County police report.

The report additionally claimed that the victim’s husband identified Battle as his ex-girlfriend, who told the victim she had to “suffer the consequences of her husband’s actions.” The husband said he had a restraining order against Battle after she attacked him at his workplace two years ago.

A deputy investigated further and found that Battle was on probation until 2026 for aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony. She is currently being charged with kidnapping, robbery by sudden snatching, impersonating a law enforcement officer and violation of probation.