Crime & Safety
2 Face Federal Charges For Violent Carjacking In Columbia Heights
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger announced that 18-year-old Jamel Funchess and 21-year-old T'Shawn Palton both face one count of carjacking.
March 15, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two young men face federal charges in connection to a violent carjacking in the Twin Cities where the victim was held at gunpoint for several hours.
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On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger announced that 18-year-old Jamel Funchess and 21-year-old T'Shawn Palton both face one count of carjacking.
According to charges, the victim had arrangements on Facebook Marketplace to buy a cell phone and was to meet the purported seller on Feb. 14 in Columbia Heights. When the victim arrived in a vehicle, they were carjacked by two men. At gunpoint, the victim was allegedly ordered to sit in the backseat. The suspects then drove off, and later picked up another person.
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