Judge allows alleged St. Paul shooter to withdraw guilty plea in 2023 killing, citing a pre-plea ‘mistake’


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An alleged shooter who admitted in October to killing a 20-year-old man on St. Paul’s Raspberry Island in 2023 was allowed to withdraw his guilty plea on Monday after learning a mistake meant he faced more years in prison than what was outlined in his agreement with the prosecution.

Romello Markell Ifonlaja-Randle, 24, of Maplewood, was supposed to be sentenced Monday by Ramsey County District Judge Kellie Charles in connection with the killing of 20-year-old Marcus Anthony Baker Jr., of St. Paul, at the Mississippi River park on Aug. 14, 2023. Prosecutors allege Ifonlaja-Randle punched and then shot Baker, who was playing a rap song affiliated with a rival gang.

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