A 21-year old man wanted in a series of metro area burglaries and car thefts has been charged in a Minnetonka case. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged Romell Roshode Lewis with first-degree carjacking as well as robbery and burglary.

“This is a significant development in a string of cases that took place across the Twin Cities in recent weeks,” said Capt. Andy Gardner with the Minnetonka Police Department.  “This is the first case in Hennepin County making use of a new law that calls for more serious charges for violent offenders in carjackings.”

According to the complaint, Lewis and other accomplices confronted the woman and her son in their driveway on Aug. 17 after they returned home from grocery shopping. They drove off with the family’s car after assaulting both victims. The attack was captured by security cameras.

Police tracked the vehicle and suspects via GPS to a store in Edina. Surveillance video from that encounter helped investigators identify Lewis.  A warrant has been issued for his arrest.