North Dakota Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Carjacking in Minnesota

A Devils Lake, North Dakota man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for armed carjacking of a delivery truck in Blaine, Minnesota, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Joshua Lee Sinawa, 27, was sentenced to 136 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the July 30, 2022 carjacking.

According to court documents, Sinawa approached a bakery delivery box truck in the parking lot of a Cub Foods in Blaine, Minnesota at approximately 3:52 a.m. on July 30, 2022. While the delivery driver was in the vehicle’s driver seat, Sinawa pointed a firearm at the victim and demanded that the victim get out of the vehicle.

Sinawa then forced the delivery driver to walk into the Cub Foods store at gunpoint. Sinawa left the Cub Foods store while the victim remained inside and fled the scene in the stolen bakery delivery box truck.

The case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Blaine Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew S. Dunne and Craig R. Baune prosecuted the case. Sinawa was sentenced to 52 months for carjacking and a consecutive 84 months for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz presided over the sentencing hearing. The sentence reflects the severity of the crime and the need to hold Sinawa accountable for his actions.

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