A Ramsey County judge on Friday handed a decadelong sentence to a former St. Paul recreation center employee who shot and critically wounded a teenager last year. During a fight with a group of teens at the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center, Exavir Dwayne Binford Jr. pulled out a gun and shot JuVaughn Turner, then 16, in his forehead.
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 .
The federal lawsuit filed alleges Exavir Binford Jr. violated JuVaughn Turner's civil rights when he shot the teen outside the Jimmy Lee Recreation Center last year.