Teen arrested for Michael Brasel murder was involved in violent Harding HS robbery

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Teen arrested for Michael Brasel murder was involved in violent Harding HS robbery

FOX 9 has confirmed through multiple sources that the 17-year-old suspect in custody on suspicion of Michael Brasel’s murder is the same young man captured on a video that went viral last year inside a Saint Paul Harding High School bathroom.

In that video, you can see the armed assailant attempting to gain access to and rob a fellow student of his cell phone. There’s a pretty intense scuffle as a witness videotapes the encounter on Snapchat.

It is not clear if it is an actual firearm or a BB gun. Regardless, the teen, who we are not naming at this point, was charged and eventually pled guilty to aggravated robbery in that case. He was discharged from probation and supervision four months ago, in January.

On Wednesday, Saint Paul police executed a search warrant at his family’s home on Reaney Avenue East where the suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of gunning down Brasel when the dad and beloved hockey coach interrupted a car break-in and confronted the armed teen.

https://www.fox9.com/news/teen-arrested-in-michael-brasels-murder-involved-in-violent-harding-hs-incident

I don't have an answer nor do I want to see a large children prison population but less than a year after an aggravated robbery to be free and off probation is only teaching kids that consequences are minimal.

Now if he gets charged as an adult, his life will essentially be wasted.