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Maplewood man pleads guilty in 2023 Raspberry Island killing, again

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A St. Paul gang member has admitted in court — for a second time — that he fatally shot a 20-year-old man on Raspberry Island nearly two years ago after a dispute over a rap song. Romello Markell Ifonlaja-Randle, 25, of Maplewood, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court to intentional second-degree murder, not premeditated, and possession of a firearm with no serial number in the killing of 20-year-old Marcus Anthony Baker Jr., of…

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Maplewood man pleads guilty in 2023 Raspberry Island killing, again

A St. Paul gang member has admitted in court — for a second time — that he fatally shot a 20-year-old man on Raspberry Island nearly two years ago after a dispute over a rap song. Romello Markell Ifonlaja-Randle, 25, of Maplewood, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court to intentional second-degree murder, not premeditated, and possession of a firearm with no serial number in the killing of 20-year-old Marcus Anthony Baker Jr., of…

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Pioneer Press broke the news in Saint Paul, United States on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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