Men accused of violent Minnetonka carjacking submit plea deals
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Two men accused of violently carjacking a family in Minnetonka last summer have submitted plea deals to the court.
Romell Roshode Lewis pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree burglary while Derek Holmes pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated robbery and three counts of theft.
The two men are accused of taking part in the violent carjacking on Aug. 17, 2023. Surveillance video shows a group of four assaulting a woman before taking the family's Porsche. The group also assaulted her young son.
The Porsche was later dumped at a nearby Walgreens.
Both men were charged with first-degree carjacking, a new statute that matches the sentencing guidelines of third-degree murder, which carries a seven-year prison term. The plea deal would drop the carjacking charges.
The plea deals have not been accepted. A judge will decide whether to accept the plea deals during each man's individual sentencing.
Holmes' sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 21 and Lewis' is scheduled for Nov. 18.
Update (Oct. 21, 2024): Derek Holmes has been sentenced to 39 months with credit for 174 days served.
Note: The video above originally aired on Sept. 18, 2023.
