A St. Paul man faces state and federal charges in a Thursday morning carjacking and high-speed chase in Minneapolis that ended when he crashed into a sedan, killing two 25-year-old women and seriously injuring a 6-year-old boy.

Troy Mike Payton, 45, carried out a violent crime spree before running a red light at Penn Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway while pursued by Minneapolis police and t-boning a Ford Fusion driven by Marisa Ardys Casebolt of Minneapolis, according to authorities. Casebolt and her front-seat passenger, Liberty Borg, also of Minneapolis, died at the scene.

The boy, who is the son of one of the women, is being treated at Hennepin County Medical Center with injuries that include a traumatic brain injury and two broken legs, authorities said.

Payton is charged in Hennep

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