Minnesota Woman Drove a Federal Agent to the Police at Gunpoint

She Thought She Was Being Kidnapped

When armed men in plainclothes jump out of an unmarked SUV and one of them climbs into your car, driving to the nearest police station seems like a reasonable response.

That is what Rekeya Frazier did on December 10, 2025, in Plymouth, Minnesota.

The problem was the man in her passenger seat, gun drawn and ordering her to stop, was a Homeland Security Investigations agent. Frazier kept driving anyway, and now she faces federal assault charges.

The two-mile trip to the New Hope Police Department took only minutes, but what happened inside that Jeep explains why immigration enforcement in 2025 has become nearly impossible to tell apart from a crime in progress.

HSI Agents Staked Out His Apartment

Homeland Security Investigations agents had been watching a Plymouth apartment complex for hours on December 10.

They were surveilling the parking lot in an unmarked Ford Explorer, looking for Oluwadamilola Ogooluwa Bamigboye, a 24-year-old Nigerian national who had allegedly overstayed his student visa.

Bamigboye had attended McNeese State University in Louisiana and moved to the Twin Cities in 2023.

When Frazier’s Jeep pulled into a spot next to Bamigboye’s Kia Optima, agents recognized Bamigboye in the front passenger seat.

He Screamed at Her to Drive

Three agents approached the Jeep on foot. Two were in plain clothes, and one wore a vest marked “POLICE” and “HSI.”

According to the FBI affidavit, the agents displayed their badges and identified themselves as law enforcement. They told Bamigboye they wanted to talk about his immigration status.

Bamigboye asked what kind of law enforcement they were, and when they answered that they were HSI, he jumped into the backseat and told Frazier to drive. The affidavit says he yelled words to the effect of “Drive! Drive! Drive!

One Agent Jumped Into the Passenger Seat

As Frazier got into the driver’s seat and started the engine, one agent climbed into the front passenger seat to stop her from leaving. Another agent tried to pull Bamigboye out of the back.

What followed was a fight for control of the vehicle.

Frazier and the front-seat agent struggled over the gear shifter while Bamigboye pushed at the same agent from behind. Frazier got the Jeep into drive and pulled away.

The agent at the back door had to jump clear to avoid being hit.

She Fought Him for the Gear Shifter

The agent trapped in the passenger seat demanded Frazier stop. He warned her she was making a very bad decision and making the situation worse.

He kept trying to put the Jeep in park while it was moving. Frazier pushed his hand away and told the agent she might crash the car if he did not stop.

Then she told him where they were going. She said they were taking him to a police station.

The Agent Drew His Gun in Fear

The agent was from out of state, on temporary detail for an operation, and had no idea where they were going. He did not know the Twin Cities area.

According to the complaint, he feared he was being abducted.

While the car was still moving, the agent pulled out his gun and told Frazier to stop, but she kept driving. Two miles of snowy suburban roads separated them from the New Hope Police Department.

Bamigboye Called 911 From the Backseat

From the backseat, Bamigboye called 911. The agent yelled to tell the dispatcher who he was.

Plymouth police confirmed they received a 911 call during the incident.

Bamigboye told dispatch they were taking the agent to the Plymouth police station, but they ended up going to New Hope instead. The agent also called his operational command post to report what was happening.

HSI Agents Chased With Sirens Blaring

Other HSI agents in the Ford Explorer followed the Jeep with their lights and sirens activated. The snowy conditions made the pursuit dangerous.

At one point, the pursuing vehicle inadvertently rear-ended the Jeep in the snow. For anyone watching, the scene would have looked like a police chase.

But the people inside the Jeep saw it differently. One person thought he was being kidnapped.

The other two thought they were escaping one.

Chase Ended at New Hope Police Department

Frazier parked outside the New Hope Police Department, and HSI agents in the Ford Explorer pinned her Jeep in by parking in front of it. Bamigboye jumped out and ran to a nearby Hy-Vee grocery store.

An HSI agent and a uniformed police officer chased him inside.

They found him in the back of the store, and when Bamigboye refused to get on the ground, the HSI agent took him down and arrested him.

Frazier initially refused to leave her car but was eventually arrested after other police officers arrived.

He Says He Was Kidnapped in Nigeria

Bamigboye agreed to speak with law enforcement about what happened. He denied that any agents had presented their badges or credentials.

He admitted telling Frazier to drive away and pushing the agent who was fighting for control of the car. He blamed his response on PTSD from having been previously kidnapped in his home country of Nigeria.

Frazier declined to speak to investigators.

Both are being held without bail at Sherburne County Jail, where most federal defendants in the Twin Cities await trial.

Unmarked Agents Have Sparked Nationwide Confusion

This case lands in the middle of a national debate over immigration enforcement tactics.

In recent months, ICE and other federal officers in plainclothes, masked, and sometimes armed have conducted enforcement actions at schools, courthouses, and work sites across cities like Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Miami.

Twenty-one state attorneys general have urged Congress to pass legislation requiring federal immigration agents to clearly identify themselves, arguing that current tactics make it difficult for bystanders to determine whether a kidnapping is taking place.

The confusion has led to a spike in criminals impersonating ICE agents to commit robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults.

They Drove to the Cops and Got Arrested Anyway

Frazier did what safety experts tell you to do when you think you are being kidnapped: she drove to a police station.

Plymouth police confirmed the incident stemmed from federal law enforcement activities and then cleared themselves from the scene. They do not participate in federal immigration enforcement.

So Frazier and Bamigboye sit in federal detention, facing assault charges, while the agent they allegedly kidnapped was never in any real danger. He just did not know it at the time.

Neither did they.

This article was created with AI assistance and human editing.

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