Sep 26, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An alleged armed carjacking that followed an intentional crash on Interstate 49 in Belton on Tuesday night led to charges against twin sisters from Kansas City, Missouri. Cass County prosecutors charged 19-year-olds Rodnae Gorham and Rodneysha Gorham with accessory to vehicle hijacking with a deadly weapon, and they are currently being held without bond. Dozens of tires slashed in Blue Springs neighborhood Court documents say the carjacking happened Tuesday shortly before 6 p.m. after the suspects driving a Kia rear-ended the victim in a Dodge Charger on southbound I-49 north of 163rd Street, and followed her to where she pulled over just before the entrance ramp. Belton police originally release this photo of a blue Dodge Charger and blue Kia Optima in an armed carjacking investigation. Twin sisters from Kansas City, Missouri, were arrested and charged in Cass County in this case. The victim told Belton police that the woman later identified as Rodnae was driving the Kia, got out of the car and apologized for hitting her. Court documents say the victim told police while she was talking to Rodnae, an unidentified Black man and Rodneysha got out of the Kia, and Rodneysha got into her Dodge's driver seat. The victim said when she told her to get out of her car, the man pulled out a handgun and pointed it at her, and proceeded to get into the car. Court documents say Rodnae returned to the Kia, and all three suspects drove away. Court documents say the victim told police she bought the car three days before the crash and it was equipped with a "Lojack" GPS tracking system, giving her the vehicle's location. Belton police notified Kansas City police, who found the car parked in front of a house near 59th and Bellefontaine. KC grandmother details being robbed at gunpoint during armed break-in According to court documents, KCPD attempted a traffic stop, but the suspects drove away and were pursued by officers on the ground and KCPD's helicopter. They eventually stopped, got out and attempted to run from officers near 36th and Brooklyn, but were caught and arrested. According to the probable cause statement, Rodnae said she was driving the Kia around Kansas City when the unidentified man said he wanted the victim's Dodge. She told investigators she followed the victim into Belton and rear-ended her on I-49. She corroborated the victim's account of the carjacking, and said she assisted because the man had a gun and threatened to hurt her. One-year-old child injured after being hit by mail delivery van in KCK Court papers say Rodneysha gave an inconsistent account from Rodnae's, and said that they left the Kia roadside, which investigators say they knew wasn't true. She then changed her statement, but claims she didn't remember who drove the Dodge away from the scene. Both suspects claimed they didn't know the man's name, only his street name. That third suspect hasn't been identified and it's unknown whether he's been arrested yet. Online court records don't yet list court dates for either of the twin sisters. Belton police say this case remains under investigation and more charges may be filed.
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