St. Paul man on supervision charged in fatal shooting
Michael Cordell Garland, 26, was charged Saturday, June 6, 2026, with two counts of second-degree murder in the April fatal shooting of 27-year-old Adarius S. Glees in St. Paul, authorities said.[1]
Investigators say Glees called 911 from the 200 block of Seventh Street East on April 30 to report he had been shot.[1] During the call, Glees told a woman he was seeing, "Your baby dad just shot me, bro," police said.[1] Witnesses told police two men ran in opposite directions after a loud bang; one fled to an SUV and the other, wounded, ran into the apartment.[1] Phone data allegedly placed Garland at the scene, police said.[1]
Garland has been under supervision since June 23, 2025, after a 2021 first-degree manslaughter conviction and a 103-month sentence, authorities said.[1] Ramsey County prosecutors charged Garland with the two counts of second-degree murder.[1] St. Paul police say the killing is the city's fourth homicide of 2026.[1]
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- Suspect identified as 26-year-old Michael Cordell Garland, charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Ramsey County.
- Victim Adarius S. Glees, 27, called 911 on April 30, 2026, from the 200 block of Seventh Street East reporting he’d been shot.
- During the 911 call, Glees said, “Your baby dad just shot me, bro,” to a woman he’d been seeing; Garland is the father of her six-year-old son.
- Witnesses saw two men run in opposite directions after a loud bang; one fled to an SUV, the other, wounded, ran into the apartment.
- Phone data allegedly placed Garland at the scene; he has been under supervision since June 23, 2025, after a 2021 first-degree manslaughter conviction and 103‑month sentence.
- St. Paul police say this killing is the city’s fourth homicide of 2026.
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