Faux ICE Officer Kidnapped Ex-Boyfriend’s Wife

The ex-girlfriend of a married Florida man reportedly pretended she was an ICE agent and allegedly kidnapped his wife from her place of employment.

On April 10, a woman was working a shift at the Days Inn in Panama City when someone wearing clothing giving the impression they were an ICE agent came to the hotel and asked for her. The employee noted that in addition to the outfit, the woman was carrying a walkie-talkie and a card that appeared to be from the sheriff’s office, causing her to further believe she was a legitimate law enforcement agent. When the employee was told she would need to accompany the woman to the sheriff’s office, she willingly got into the back seat of their vehicle.

According to reports, when they were in the car, the driver took the woman’s cellphone away and said she could make a call when they arrived. During the ride, the driver reportedly made comments about the passenger’s husband and told her she would be held responsible for his wrongs. The man’s wife, who knew where the sheriff’s office was, realized the driver had passed the location. The driver reportedly informed her that they were going to a different office, but instead allegedly drove the woman to an apartment complex and told her additional ICE agents were awaiting their arrival. When she was told to get out of the vehicle, the passenger was able to run away.

The woman asked a bystander for help, and when she contacted her husband, he told her he believed the person she thought was an agent might have been his ex-girlfriend. The authorities were notified, and they met the alleged victim at the apartment complex.

The suspect, who was found to be on probation for aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, was believed to be making her way to Alabama when she was located and taken into custody. She was booked into the Bay County Jail, and she is currently facing preliminary charges of robbery by sudden snatching, kidnapping, and impersonating a law enforcement officer. At the time this was written, she was being held without bond.

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