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Babysitter Sentenced to 180 Days for 3-Year-Old’s Accidental Shooting Death in Minneapolis

Prosecutors said he left a handgun on a kitchen island, allowing the child to reach it.

Overview

  • Elliot Staples III received a 180-day jail term beginning March 3, according to court records.
  • The sentence includes five years of supervised probation and $7,500 in restitution.
  • A probation violation would trigger a four-year prison term under the court’s order.
  • Staples pleaded guilty in September to second-degree manslaughter in the 2024 case.
  • Court filings say 3-year-old Jajuan Robinson Jr. shot himself after Staples placed his gun on the counter, with Staples telling authorities he usually stores it atop a refrigerator but was rushed.