Former Ann Arbor nurse charged for helping undocumented immigrant escape custody

Nurse charged for allegedly helping undocumented detainee escape custody

A 29-year-old former nurse of Whitmore Lake has been charged after allegedly helping an undocumented detainee escape Border Patrol custody while being treated at the hospital. 

FOX 2 - A former Ann Arbor nurse has been officially charged for allegedly helping a detained undocumented immigrant escape Border Patrol custody.

The backstory:

Chloe Renae Freeman is facing charges of instigating or assisting an escape, a misdemeanor offense, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Freeman, 29, of Whitmore Lake, faces a maximum statutory penalty of one year of imprisonment if she is convicted.

The suspect, officials say, was arrested by Border Patrol Agents after attempting to flee. While running, he tripped and fell on the pavement.

After getting injured, he was taken to the hospital on May 28, when Freeman allegedly helped him escape. Officials say agents stayed with the suspect until he was taken to the hospital’s X-ray area.

Investigators say Freeman, working as a registered nurse at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, then allegedly used her hospital badge to access the area and then directed the detained man toward the ambulance bay exit, enabling him to get away.

The criminal complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Wednesday. 

The suspect has not yet been located again.