Maplewood drive-by shooter gets 6-year sentence
Ramsey County District Court sentenced Muhnee Jaleel Bailey, 24, to six years and three months after he pleaded guilty to drive-by shooting for firing a fully automatic handgun at a car in a Maplewood apartment lot on April 16, wounding a 22-year-old passenger as two nearby juveniles cowered. Prosecutors dismissed attempted murder and four firearm-possession counts under a plea agreement; surveillance video showed three rapid volleys and police recovered 18 casings, while Bailey received 175 days’ credit for time served.
📌 Key Facts
- Defendant: Muhnee Jaleel Bailey, 24; plea to drive-by shooting; sentence of 6 years 3 months with 175 days credit
- Incident: April 16 at Larpenteur Ave. & McMenemy St.; three volleys fired; 18 casings recovered; 22-year-old victim shot in shoulder and leg
- Context: Bailey was on federal halfway house release; later search found Glock with extended magazine, another Glock, and a ghost gun