Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking

MINNEAPOLIS – A Texas man has pleaded guilty to an armed carjacking, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. 

According to his plea agreement and court documents, on June 30, 2023, Sean Ryan Kincaid, 29, approached an individual who was waiting in their vehicle in a parking lot near River Road in Dakota County. Kincaid opened the passenger door of the vehicle, climbed inside, and told the victim he was stealing the car while brandishing a firearm in his waistband. The victim fled the vehicle and Kincaid climbed into the driver’s seat and drove away. A bystander called 911 and officers from multiple agencies were dispatched to the area to find Kincaid. When officers located him, Kincaid ignored police commands and attempted to lose the officers by driving over 100 miles per hour on the interstate and driving onto incoming lanes of traffic. Officers were able to eventually stop Kincaid with stop sticks and took him into custody. Officers found a Heritage Rough Rider .22 caliber revolver with an obliterated serial number in Kincaid’s waistband. 

Kincaid pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court before Judge Katherine M. Menendez to one count of carjacking. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Inver Grove Heights Police Department, the Mendota Heights Police Department, the Minnesota State Patrol, and the FBI.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan B. Gilead is prosecuting the case.