Edward Tiki Arrington of St. Paul was charged as he remains hospitalized following the crash, which killed two 25-year-old women from Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS — A laundry list of both federal and state charges has been filed against a St. Paul man accused of killing two women in a crash while fleeing police Thursday.
The charges are laid out in criminal complaints filed against 45-year-old Edward Tiki Arrington, also known to authorities as Troy Mike Payton. Arrington faces a charge of carjacking resulting in death at the federal level, a crime that is eligible for the death penalty.
At the state level, he is charged with fleeing police in a motor vehicle, resulting in death.
Court documents say Arrington embarked on a violent and dangerous crime spree, driving recklessly in south Minneapolis before crashing an SUV into another vehicle in the area of East Lake Street and 4th Avenue South. Police say he then pulled a gun and attempted to carjack a vehicle stopped at a traffic signal. That driver got out of her vehicle, and Arrington allegedly turned to another motorist, carjacking her black Volkswagen.
Prosecutors say surveillance video of this incident was captured by multiple cameras.
The complaint says Arrington fired a number of shots after the carjacking, eventually returning to the first vehicle he crashed and picking up three dogs. He allegedly pointed the gun at a number of other victims at this time.
Minneapolis police were dispatched after multiple 911 calls reporting the stolen Volkswagen driving through downtown and into the city’s north side. Squads spotted the vehicle, activated emergency lights and sirens and attempted to stop it, but Arrington reportedly sped away at a high rate of speed.
While driving westbound down Olson Memorial Highway, police say Arrington ran a red light at Penn Avenue North and T-boned a blue Ford Focus with three passengers inside. Two 25-year-old women, Marisa Ardys Casebolt and Liberty Borg, were killed instantly, while a child was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Arrington also suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and remains hospitalized at North Memorial Medical Center under the observation of law enforcement.
“Two young women should be alive today. Instead, their lives were cut short by a senseless crime committed by a career criminal,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson in a released statement. “They deserved better. We all deserve better. I am weary of this endless violence. Minnesota deserves peace. We will keep fighting to restore it.”
“This violent suspect had an extensive criminal history and showed a complete disregard for the value of human life,” added Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “His reckless and violent actions claimed the lives of innocent people and put countless others at risk. We are grateful for the partnership with the United States Attorney’s Office as we all work to ensure that he is held fully accountable and that justice is pursued for the victims and their families to the fullest extent of the law.”
Prosecutors say Arrington has an extensive criminal history that includes multiple assaults with firearms, illegal possession of a firearm, and two convictions for fleeing police in a motor vehicle.