Overview
- Court documents say the crash began when Amos Ferrier confronted people rifling his car on May 15, and witnesses say a vehicle driven by Riniyah Allen hit him and carried him on the hood.
- Ferrier sustained a severe head injury and died two days later on May 17, according to the complaint and multiple news reports.
- Authorities charged 19-year-old Riniyah Brinique Allen with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in early June.
- Two others, Janaya Frost and Jordan Frost, face aiding-related charges; Janaya posted a $5,000 bond and was released while Allen and Jordan remain jailed.
- Investigators located and impounded a vehicle registered to Allen and say she was arrested after hiding at Janaya Frost’s St. Paul residence; the case is active with a next hearing set for June 18.