MINNEAPOLIS — Two men lured numerous Uber and Lyft drivers to pick them up and then robbed them in a violent spree that lasted more than five weeks across the Twin Cities, according to federal charges.
Shevirio Kavirion Childs-Young, 18, of Brooklyn Park, and William Charles Saffold, 20, of Minneapolis, were named Wednesday in a 20-count grand jury indictment in connection with the pair's role in a plot that they routinely enforced through violent and life-threatening intimidation.
"Last month, along with federal and local law enforcement partners, I announced a new strategy to address the rising violent crime in our communities," U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said in a statement released in concert with the charges being filed. "[This] indictment represents an important step forward in that strategy."
