ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three Minneapolis men were sentenced to prison for their roles in an armed carjacking spree that targeted rideshare drivers , U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Wednesday.
Court documents say that Shevirio Childs-Young , 20, William Saffold, 21, Javeyon Tate, 23, and Eric Knight, 20, carjacked and robbed Uber and Lyft drivers between September and October 2021.
The men would lure victims under guise of picking up or dropping off passengers. Once the victim arrived, they would brandish firearms and force the victim to give them their phones, along with the password. Then, they would transfer money via mobile applications from the accounts of the victims to themselves.
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After the funds were transferred, the victim’s vehicle would be taken at gunpoint. Members struck, pistol whipped and threatened to kill the victims to intimate and force compliance, court documents state.