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

EAGAN, MN — Two St. Paul teens facing more than a dozen carjacking-related charges in Hennepin County are also linked to recent carjacking incidents in Eagan, 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 Eagan. Patch has reached out to Eagan Police Department for more information.

According to the pair's criminal complaints, they stole a woman's car in Saint Louis Park on Jan. 10, and the car was recovered in Eagan on Jan. 18.

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.