Fridley teen sentenced to life with parole eligibility in 15 years for ex’s murder
A jury convicted 19-year-old Fenan Abdurezak Uso of Fridley of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Jayden Kline, and Judge Jenny Walker Jasper imposed a mandatory life sentence with parole eligibility after 15 years under a 2023 law for juveniles certified as adults. Prosecutors say Uso bought a stolen handgun the night before and planned the Dec. 21, 2023 shooting outside Kline’s Fridley home (captured in neighbor doorbell video showing a gold minivan); Kline died at North Memorial Hospital, Uso was initially charged by juvenile petition and later indicted for first-degree murder in July 2024, and Kline’s mother and brothers delivered victim impact statements at sentencing.
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📌 Key Facts
- Judge Jenny Walker Jasper sentenced 19-year-old Fenan Abdurezak Uso of Fridley to mandatory life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years under a 2023 Minnesota law that provides parole eligibility for juveniles certified as adults.
- Prosecutors say Uso killed his ex, Jayden Kline, after the breakup; they allege he bought a stolen handgun the night before and planned the killing.
- The shooting occurred Dec. 21, 2023, outside Kline’s home in Fridley; neighbor doorbell video showed a gold minivan at the scene and Kline later died at North Memorial Hospital.
- Uso was initially charged by juvenile petition with second-degree murder and was later indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder in July 2024.
- Victim-impact statements from Kline’s mother and brothers were delivered at the sentencing, and Judge Jasper called the case 'senseless and violent.'
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New information:
- Judge Jenny Walker Jasper imposed a mandatory life sentence with the possibility of parole; eligibility after 15 years under a 2023 state law for juveniles certified as adults.
- Defendant identified as 19-year-old Fenan Abdurezak Uso of Fridley; prosecutors said he bought a stolen handgun the night before and planned the killing after the breakup.
- Victim impact statements from Jayden Kline’s mother and brothers were delivered in court; the judge called the case 'senseless and violent.'
- Incident specifics reiterated: Dec. 21, 2023 shooting outside Kline’s Fridley home; neighbor doorbell video showed a gold minivan; Kline died at North Memorial Hospital.
- Case timeline: Initially charged by juvenile petition with second-degree murder; a grand jury indicted Uso for first-degree murder in July 2024.