Florida woman 'impersonates ICE agent to get revenge on ex-boyfriend's wife'

A Florida pistillate is accused of posing arsenic a US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cause so she could allegedly kidnap her ex-boyfriend's woman and marque her 'suffer the consequences of her husband's actions.' 

Latrance Battle, 52, was arrested connected April 11 aft she was accused of impersonating an authoritative and convincing her ex-lover's woman 'to spell with her', the Bay County Sheriff's Office said. 

Battle, of Panama City, showed up to Merika Senior's occupation astatine a edifice concatenation connected April 10 and told her she was determination to 'pick her up', an affidavit reviewed by DailyMail.com stated. 

She past allegedly unzipped her overgarment and flashed a 'black garment with ICE printed connected the front' and besides presented a concern paper that appeared to amusement Battle worked for the sheriff's office. 

At that point, the terrified woman, who is presently 'in the process of becoming a ineligible United States resident,' called her brag and 'willingly' went with Battle due to the fact that she believed she was genuinely an ICE agent, constabulary said. 

While successful the car, Battle allegedly spoke into a hand-held radio, making the Senior judge that she was so an official. 

Battle then 'snatched the victim's phone' portion she was trying to interaction her lawyer and husband, Marlon Tharpe, and said she could lone marque a telephone erstwhile they got to the sheriff's office, the affidavit said. 

Senior said helium began to fishy thing was disconnected aft they arrived at the Bridge Plaza flat analyzable alternatively of going to the sheriff's bureau similar Battle said they would. 

At this time, Battle besides told the pistillate she 'now has to endure the consequences of her husband's actions,' the affidavit said.  

Once astatine the complex, constabulary said aft Battle entered a portion and started 'making a batch of noise,' the unfortunate made a tally for it and went to a neighbors flat and asked to usage their telephone to telephone the police. 

When Battle exited the apartment, she questioned the neighbour astir seeing a pistillate moving distant and said she took her telephone due to the fact that 'she knows what she did,' constabulary said. 

The neighbour allowed the pistillate successful their flat until authorities arrived. She besides called her hubby to pass her of the fake ICE cause she said she encountered. 

He past told his woman that it sounded similar his ex-girlfriend - Battle - and that she had shown up astatine this occupation 2 years anterior and 'attacked him,' the study detailed. 

Tharpe past filed a restraining bid against Battle pursuing that incident. 

Body cam footage released by the Bay County Sheriff's Office showed the infinitesimal officers pulled Battle implicit portion she was 'on her mode to Alabama' aft the alleged incident. 

Battle pulled to the broadside of the road, but an serviceman had to repeatedly inquire her to unfastened her door. 

The responding serviceman past opened the doorway for her arsenic Battle sat successful the driver's spot with her hands successful the air. 

She stepped retired of the car, faced the car and was handcuffed by the officer. 

Battle was heard asking if she could retrieve thing from her car, to which 1 of the officers said: 'You can't bash thing close now.' 

She is facing charges of falsely impersonating an serviceman during committee of felony, kidnapping with intent to facilitate a felony and robbery by abrupt snatching, apprehension records obtained by DailyMail.com revealed. 

She appeared successful tribunal connected April 12 and owed backmost connected May 29, records showed. Battle is being held connected a $25,000 bond. 

At the clip of this incident, Battle was 'also connected felony probation for aggravated battle with intent to perpetrate a felony,'  according to investigators.