A 51-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced to a five-year prison term Friday for shooting a man in the leg during a firefight outside a White Bear Lake bar nearly two years ago.
Kardell Baraka Otae Jackson (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)
A Ramsey County jury in June convicted Kardell Baraka Otae Jackson of second-degree assault and possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting in the parking lot of Doc’s Landing shortly before 1 a.m. Sept. 24, 2023.
Jackson and Charles Edward Stevens-Thigpen fired a total of 13 rounds at each other after getting into a “heated dispute” in the bar. One bullet grazed a 48-year-old man who was sitting in the bar.
According to court documents, Jackson and Stevens-Thigpen, 37, of St. Paul, both grabbed guns from their SUVs. Jackson fired off a shot at Stevens-Thigpen, who took cover behind a Tesla, and the two men exchanged gunfire.
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Stevens-Thigpen nearly shot a woman who ran toward Jackson’s Chevrolet Tahoe. Jackson helped her get into the SUV before he again shot at Stevens-Thigpen. Stevens-Thigpen “grimaced” and began to favor his right leg, the documents say.
As Jackson and the woman fled the parking lot, Stevens-Thigpen fired three to four more rounds at the Tahoe. He ran to a GMC Denali and also fled.
In February, Stevens-Thigpen was given three years’ probation after pleading guilty to second-degree assault. He had no prior felony convictions, and his attorney argued he was not the initial and primary aggressor.
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