Minneapolis has seen a surge in violent street crime with the latest being an indictment for an armed carjacking that took root in the heart of South Minneapolis. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a St. Paul man and a Mounds View woman have been slapped with federal charges over their alleged roles in the high-stakes heist. The accused, 19-year-old Isis Martinaz Brent and 18-year-old Carvon Antonio Saine, reportedly brought terror and steel to the streets, as they're said to have brandished a semiautomatic firearm during the theft of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu.
The sinister details of the October 6th ordeal, according to court documents, suggest that the duo resorted to violence and, intimidation to pull off the carjacking. The repercussions are all too real for those involved, the community that witnessed it, and the police now laboring to wrench back control of the streets. The defendants made their initial appearances in federal court before Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster.
The charges stack up to one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence for both Brent and Saine. The two young individuals are now peering down the barrel of a grim, legal reality just as they are accused of once menacing an unnamed Minneapolis local. If convicted, they will likely face a series of harsh federal penalties.
The case has been threaded together through the collaborative efforts of the FBI and the Minneapolis Police Department. Behind the scenes, Assistant U.S. Attorney David B. Green has taken up the prosecutorial torch, casting a determined light on the path toward justice for the victims of such brazen acts. The Department of Justice reminds the public that an indictment is merely an allegation and that the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, in a court of law.
