A St. Paul, Minn., man has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, and a Mounds View woman will serve 41 months in prison for their respective roles in aiding and abetting a Minneapolis carjacking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa Kirkpatrick.
According to court documents, on Oct. 6, 2023, Carvon Antonio Saine, 19, and his co-defendant Isis Martinaz Brent, a.k.a. Jayda Marie White, 20, approached an elderly victim who had just parked a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu on the street in south Minneapolis. Brent brandished a Walther 9mm semi-automatic pistol and demanded the victim’s keys. During the carjacking, an associate of Brent’s forcefully snatched the victim’s bags, causing the victim to fall and suffer bodily injury on their hands and knees. The Malibu experienced mechanical issues and was later found abandoned.
A short time later, Brent and Saine approached a second victim in a parking lot on Chicago Avenue South. Brent knocked on the window, demanded the victim’s keys, and again brandished the Walther semi-automatic pistol at the victim. The second victim was able to escape the attempted carjacking.
A statement released at the time by the Minneapolis Police Department said that two juveniles were arrested along with Saine and Brent, and a gun was recovered. Police also said that they were suspected in other carjackings and robberies in the area.
Saine and Brent were sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court before Judge John R. Tunheim, each on one count of aiding and abetting a carjacking.
Federal inmates must serve a minimum of 85% of their sentence incarcerated before being eligible for release, unlike Minnesota state sentencing, which only requires two-thirds to be served incarcerated.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Minneapolis Police Department and the FBI.
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