Twin sisters charged in Belton armed carjacking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An alleged armed carjacking that followed an intentional crash on Interstate 49 in Belton on Tuesday night led to charges against twin sisters from Kansas City, Missouri.

Cass County prosecutors charged 19-year-olds Rodnae Gorham and Rodneysha Gorham with accessory to vehicle hijacking with a deadly weapon, and they are currently being held without bond.

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Court documents say the carjacking happened Tuesday shortly before 6 p.m. after the suspects driving a Kia rear-ended the victim in a Dodge Charger on southbound I-49 north of 163rd Street, and followed her to where she pulled over just before the entrance ramp.

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Belton police originally release this photo of a blue Dodge Charger and blue Kia Optima in an armed carjacking investigation. Twin sisters from Kansas City, Missouri, were arrested and charged in Cass County in this case.

The victim told Belton police that the woman later identified as Rodnae was driving the Kia, got out of the car and apologized for hitting her. Court documents say the victim told police while she was talking to Rodnae, an unidentified Black man and Rodneysha got out of the Kia, and Rodneysha got into her Dodge’s driver seat.

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