On Aug. 29, according to Captain John Elder of the Robbinsdale Police Department, 37-year-old Myon Burrell was arrested for possession of a handgun as well as drugs, possibly narcotics. “A
Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teenager but was set free after 18 years behind bars, was arrested in a Minneapolis suburb Tuesday after police said they found a handgun and drugs in his SUV. Burrell, now 37, was released in 2020 after Minnesota's pardons board commuted his sentence in a high-profile murder case. The Black man's prosecution and harsh punishment raised questions about the integrity of the criminal justice system that put him away for the death of a young girl killed by a stray bullet.