Created: December 16, 2020 06:02 PM
Myon Burrell s case made headlines this year as new evidence showed serious flaws in the death investigation of an 11-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet back in 2002.
Tuesday was a historic day for the man who had been convicted of shooting a little girl. Burrell had his sentence commuted and was released immediately from prison as you saw live on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS on Tuesday.
He was first found guilty in 2003 and then again in 2008.
KSTP s Brandi Powell sat down with the foreman of the jury, Joe McLean. I had to get up and throw up, when I signed the jury documents, there were no blue birds in that courtroom, McLean said.
Myon Burrell was released from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, Tuesday, following a vote by Minnesota s pardon board commuting his sentence. Burrell, who is Black, was sent to prison for life as a teen in a high-profile murder case that raised questions about the integrity of the criminal justice system that put him away. John Minchillo / AP
The Minnesota Board of Pardons on Tuesday commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, a Black man who was sentenced to life in prison as a minor.
Burrell, who was 16 at the time of his arrest, was accused of
fatally shooting an 11-year old girl, who was struck by a stray bullet while doing her homework inside her family s Minneapolis home.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota’s pardon board decided Tuesday to free a Black man who was sent to prison for life as a teenager in a high-profile murder case that raised questions about the integrity of the criminal justice system that put him away.
Myon Burrell’s case made headlines earlier this year after The Associated Press and American Public Media uncovered new evidence and serious flaws in the police investigation into the 2002 killing of an 11-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet while doing homework at her dining room table.
Burrell went before the Minnesota Board of Pardons with a request for a pardon and commutation to time already served. He said the request “is not in any way, shape or form me trying to minimize the tragedy of the loss of Tysha Edwards. “I come before you, a 34-year-old man who spent more than half of his life incarcerated for a crime I didn’t commit.”
Myon Burrell to be released immediately after pardon hearing
His sentence was commuted by Board of Pardons members Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison.
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Myon Burrell, who has maintained his innocence after being convicted of the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards in 2002, will be released from custody after his sentence was commuted Tuesday.
The Minnesota Board of Pardons considered the 34-year-old s case, with the decision coming down to board members Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, after Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea recused herself due to her prior involvement in the case.
Minnesota Commutes Life Sentence Of Man Convicted As Teen Of Shooting 11-Year-Old
By Vanessa Romo
December 16, 2020
The Minnesota Board of Pardons on Tuesday commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, a Black man who was sentenced to life in prison as a minor.
Burrell, who was 16 at the time of his arrest, was accused of
fatally shooting an 11-year old girl, who was struck by a stray bullet while doing her homework inside her family’s Minneapolis home.
Following the announcement of his imminent release, Burrell held back tears.
“Thank you. Thank you very much,” he said reaching a hand out to the camera.