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A gangbanger fleeing murder charges in Jamaica was taken into custody after nearly killing a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, authorities say.
The harrowing bust unfolded in Jacksonville on Mar. 31, but footage and details were just released on Tuesday.
JACKSONVILLE, FL: @ICEgov and Florida Highway Patrol arrest criminal illegal alien gang member wanted for MURDER in Jamaica.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 14, 2026
On March 31, law enforcement conducted a targeted vehicle stop of Ragar Mandela Allen, a criminal illegal alien from Jamaica and member of the Craig Town… pic.twitter.com/1R5rAvbCkq
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working alongside state and local partners, pulled over a white minivan driven by 32-year-old Ragar Mandela Allen, a criminal illegal alien from Jamaica and member of the Craig Town Gang.
While troopers and officers were questioning Allen, he accelerated forward in an attempt to escape.
An FHP trooper who was standing at the driver’s window was dragged down the residential street and slammed into a fence.
He was taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Allen was arrested and hit with a slew of charges, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, felony fleeing and eluding, possession of a stolen firearm, alien in possession of a firearm, and illegal reentry after deportation.
Additionally, ICE lodged a detainer against Allen, indicating he will be turned over to federal authorities following his criminal proceedings.
Allen was first apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol after illegally crossing the southern border in December 2021 near San Ysidro, California.
He was subsequently deported in April 2022, but slipped back into the U.S. at an unknown location and date.
On Mar. 27, ICE was made aware that Allen had returned to the U.S. and he was tracked down days later.
“This gang member wanted for murder in his origin country is out of our communities because of ICE and our Florida partners,” said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “This criminal illegal alien was in illegal possession of a firearm and drugs at the time of his arrest. He attempted to evade arrest by weaponizing his vehicle and dragged a law enforcement officer, injuring him. Thankfully, the officer is expected to make a full recovery.”
“As our officers put their lives on the line to arrest the worst of the worst, they are facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults and a 3,300% increase in vehicle attacks. The arrest of this fugitive murderer would not have been possible without the help of our Florida law enforcement partners.”
Illegal aliens and radical leftists have become increasingly violent in their resistance to immigration law enforcement.
