Guilty pleas submitted in Minnetonka carjacking

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.
Note: The video above originally aired on Sept. 18, 2023.