Prosecutors say a Maplewood vehicle theft on Feb. 28 was followed by a robbery and carjacking in Saint Paul on March 2, leading to multiple charges against a man.

The incidents unfolded over two days and ended with an arrest near White Bear Avenue and Seventh Street East in Saint Paul.

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According to the criminal complaints, the case began when Maplewood police took a report the morning of March 1 that a 2009 Lincoln MKX had been stolen from the Holiday gas station on the 2800 block of McKnight Road South.

The vehicle’s owner told police her boyfriend had been driving the Lincoln the night before when he picked up a homeless man he knew only as “Chevy G” and gave him a ride to the gas station.

While they were parked there, the suspect allegedly became aggressive, grabbed the driver’s iPhone 16 valued at about $899 and took the vehicle’s keys while threatening him, telling him, “I could kill you.” The suspect left and said he would return in 15 minutes, but never came back.