A suspected gang member carjacked, beat and berated an apparent rival in Minneapolis during an attack that he livestreamed on social media, according to federal charges filed Thursday.
Leneal L. Frazier Jr., 22, of Minneapolis, was charged in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis with carjacking, using a firearm during a violent crime and possession of a firearm as a felon in connection with the assault late Tuesday morning in Minneapolis.
Frazier remains jailed without bond ahead of a court appearance that has yet to be scheduled. Court records do not list an attorney for him.
The charges filed against Frazier, believed by prosecutors to be a Highs gang member, came one day after the U.S. Attorney's Office announced that 14 alleged Minneapolis gang members face new federal gun and drug charges as part of the government's latest push to bring down violence in the Twin Cities.
It was the second round since May of major charges targeting a set of street gangs blamed for much of the blood spilled during a three-year spike in gun crimes. Coming on the heels of complex criminal conspiracy charges filed against 45 alleged members of the Highs and Bloods street gangs this year, Wednesday's announcement focused on the rival Lows gang from north Minneapolis by outlining the use of illegal machine guns and fentanyl trafficking throughout dozens of pages of charging documents.
According to court documents:
Minneapolis police received a tip about a video posted on Facebook showing Frazier holding a gun to the driver of an SUV as the victim bled from his head.
The 6-minute video showed the bleeding man in the driver's seat. Frazier, a known member of the Minneapolis-based Highs gang, was directly behind his victim. Frazier had on a scarf that covered all but his forehead and eyes.
