A Texas man has pleaded guilty in federal court to carjacking for stealing a man’s car at an Inver Grove Heights strip club and leading police on a chase that reached more than 100 mph and ended after he drove over tire spikes.
Sean Ryan Kincaid, 29, stole the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu outside King of Diamonds around 12:30 a.m. June 30, 2023, according to charges filed in Dakota County and then U.S. District Court.
Sean Ryan Kincaid (Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)
The victim told police that he had been waiting to pick up his brother and his friends when a man, later identified as Kincaid, got inside and said he was taking the car. Kincaid reached for his pants, lifted his shirt and brandished a revolver. The victim got out and ran, while Kincaid sped off.
Video surveillance footage showed Kincaid get into the car and the victim run from it about 20 seconds later. An eyewitness told officers the victim got out of the car screaming, “He has a gun!”
While officers were speaking to the victim and eyewitnesses, other officers saw the Malibu heading south on Cain Avenue. As they approached the car, Kincaid sped up and eventually got onto an interstate, driving over 100 miles per hour. At one point during the pursuit, Kincaid drove on the wrong side of a road into oncoming lanes of traffic to avoid tire spikes officers had put down.
Ultimately, Kincaid hit the spikes and the car came to a stop. He got out with a dog, and officers instructed him to stop and show his hands. “(Kincaid) refused to follow multiple instructions of the officers on scene, quickly reaching into his pockets and near his waistband and hugging the dog,” the Dakota County charges say.
Officers apprehended Kincaid, who had on him a loaded Heritage Rough Rider .22-caliber revolver like the one the victim described, court documents say. The revolver’s serial number had been ground off and was unreadable.
Once at jail, Kincaid told officers in an interview that his truck broke down and that he needed another ride. He said he took the Malibu back to his truck to get his belongings and dog. As officers asked more about the truck, he ended the interview.
Kincaid has no criminal history in Minnesota, but has convictions and supervision history in multiple other states, according to a filing by a Dakota County prosecutor. He is ineligible to possess firearms because of a prior crime of violence.
Kincaid entered his guilty plea to one count of carjacking Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. As part of a plea agreement, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss two other charges: brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Kincaid faces between four and nearly 5½ years in federal prison under the plea agreement. He remains in federal custody at the Sherburne County Jail ahead of a sentencing hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.
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