3 people charged in fatal auto theft attempt outside coffee shop in Minneapolis
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A Minneapolis woman is charged with murder and vehicular homicide in the death of a man who tried to stop her and another person from stealing his vehicle last month.
Investigators say that on May 15, Amos Ferrier ran out of Rick’s Coffee Bar in Minneapolis and confronted two people who'd broken into his vehicle.
That's when Riniyah Brinique Allen allegedly jumped into her own SUV and hit Ferrier, causing him to fall on the hood. Prosecutors say that Allen, who turned 19 that day, swerved and braked aggressively until Ferrier fell off and suffered a fatal head injury. He died two days later.
Ferrier, 38, was a former Army medic who’d served in Afghanistan and worked as internship director at the Minneapolis nonprofit Every Third Saturday, where he helped his fellow veterans find new direction in life after their military service. The group operates Rick’s, which is near the Minneapolis VA and employs veterans.
Allen remains jailed, as does Jordan Frost, 20, who allegedly broke into Ferrier's vehicle and stole a backpack before ditching it. He's charged with aiding an offender.
A third person, Janaya Frost, 18, is charged with helping Allen hide from police. Frost is free after posting $5,000 bond.
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