2 Teens Charged In Over 20 Twin Cities Carjacking Incidents, Tied To Burnsville

BURNSVILLE, MN — Two St. Paul teens facing more than a dozen carjacking-related charges in Hennepin County are also linked to recent carjacking incidents in Burnsville, according to prosecutors.

Kashawn Wertman, 18, faces 17 charges related to a series of carjackings, while Nautica Argue, 19, faces 14 charges, and both are likely to face more charges, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said.

Wertman and Argue are accused of committing more than 20 carjacking-related crimes from Jan. 7-17, in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Plymouth, White Bear Lake, Roseville, Lakeville, Eagan, Columbia Heights, Burnsville and Little Canada, as well as several others in St. Louis Park, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

Hennepin County prosecutors did not provide any details about which crimes committed by Wertman and Argue are linked to in Burnsville. Burnsville Police Department told Patch that it didn't have any cases relating to the two teens and a carjacking, nor had there been any recent carjackings in the city.

According to the pair's criminal complaints, the pair stole a woman's car in Plymouth on Jan. 9 and the car was found in the parking lot of the Burnsville building Werman's girlfriend lives at later the same day.

Wertman and Argue were arrested Jan. 18 after they were stopped by Ramsey County deputies while in a stolen Audi TT, police said. They "admitted to certain offenses" while talking to police after they were arrested, Hennepin County prosecutors said.

Police said Wertman and Argue posted photos on social media, including some that showed them inside stolen vehicles, according to the criminal complaints filed against them.

Jason Addy contributed to this report.