U.S. Marshals deputies are looking for a man accused of kidnapping in the violent home invasion burglary in Northwest Washington that netted a set of rare coins.
The incident happened Dec. 17, 2011, on the 1600 block of Irving Street NW in Mount Pleasant.
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Police said Knycoe Minor, 28, and another man went to the apartment under the auspices of buying marijuana.
Minor’s accomplice struck the victim over the head with a handgun, police said, while Minor bound the man’s hands and feet.
Minor forced a pillowcase over the man’s head, and threatened to shoot him if the man did not give them the money from a safe, police said.
The suspects made off with the marijuana, about $9,000 in cash, several rare coins and two coin minting dies.
Police arrested Minor in February for the burglary, but the charges were dropped.
Minor was then indicted in March on seven counts, including kidnapping while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, kidnapping and burglary.
Minor fled from law enforcement authorities near Takoma Park in March and has been on the lam ever since, they said.
“Minor is on the run, armed, and should be considered dangerous,” said Deputy Michael Namey, of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Minor is known to frequent the areas of Fourth Street Northeast and the Columbia Heights area of Northwest Washington.
He’s listed as weighing 162 pounds. A reward is being offered for information that leads to Minor’s arrest.
Anyone with information regarding Minor’s whereabouts is urged to call Deputy Michael Namey or the U.S. Marshals Service at 301-489-1717 or 800-336-0102.
Since 2008, federal authorities have credited readers of The Washington Examiner with the capture of 42 fugitives, including murderers, kidnappers, child sex offenders, rapists and scam artists. At least eight captured fugitives were convicted killers or wanted on a homicide charge.
Two weeks ago, a reader’s tip led directly to the arrest of a fugitive sex offender who impregnated a 14-year-old when he was 31.
The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, is composed of 30 federal, state and local agencies from Baltimore to Norfolk. The unit has captured more than 33,000 fugitives since its creation in 2004.
