A Minnesota man whose juvenile murder sentence was commuted to remain jailed amid appeal in new case
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man yelled “Y’all don’t stop fighting” to his supporters after a judge decided Thursday not to free him from custody as he appeals his conviction in a gun and drug case that drew attention because it followed the commutation of his life sentence in a high-profile murder case. Senior Assistant County Attorney Cheri Townsend said the state simply opposed the motion to release Burrell because of concerns about public safety. Both of those cases are pending, and Hennepin County District Judge Mark Kappelhoff said they cast serious doubt on Burrell’s ability to prove there was no risk he would commit a serious crime. “I see the community, I hear the community,” said Kappelhoff, who worked for years in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General.
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Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teen but set free in 2020, is arrested
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