A former city of St. Paul staffer charged with shooting a teen outside a recreation center where he worked last year has been sentenced to a decade in prison. Exavir Binford, 27, was convicted of fist-degree assault on Friday for shooting the teen in the head. Ramsey County District Court Judge Joy Bartscher sentenced Binford to 10 years and five months in prison, ordering that Binford pay .
On Friday, JuVaughn Turner’s mother wanted pictures of the teen to speak for her family. In the first photo, which she submitted to the court, Turner is a typical 16-year-old who liked to hang out with friends, play video games and go to St. Paul’s Jimmy Lee Recreation Center. The second photo was of Turner in the hospital after Jan. 18, 2023, the day he was shot and critically wounded outside .
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