A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting a violent carjacking that resulted in serious bodily injury to one of the victims, U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced last week.
Court documents detail that on Aug. 24, 2024, Havion Eddie Amaru Holmes, 24, and another male—each armed with a handgun—approached a parked vehicle occupied by a woman and a man, in the Uptown area of Minneapolis.
Both victims were pulled from the vehicle and struck with a firearm: the man was struck in the neck and back; and the woman was struck twice in the head and then in the nose.
Holmes and the other suspect then drove away in the victims’ vehicle. Minutes later, law enforcement spotted the vehicle and attempted to pull it over, but Holmes and the other man fled, leading officers on a high-speed pursuit through a residential area before crashing into another car.
Both men fled the scene on foot. Officers apprehended Holmes shortly afterward and the two handguns used in the carjacking were located nearby, along the path Holmes fled from the crash site. The handguns also matched the description of those used during the carjacking.
State court records show Holmes has at least two prior convictions for violent crimes, including a first-degree home invasion burglary, and third-degree assault involving substantial bodily harm.
Holmes received stayed prison sentences following convictions in each of these cases, in Oct. 2020 and Sept. 2021, respectively, and was placed on probation.
The carjacking case was the result of an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department and the FBI.
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