12-Year Sentence for Man Who Shot Ramsey County Deputy

Jun 21

A man who admitted to shooting and injuring a Ramsey County deputy during a pursuit earlier this year has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.

Trevion Armand Figgs, 21, was sentenced Tuesday to 150 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempted second-degree murder.

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The charge stems from a March 1, 2024, incident in which Figgs admitted he was the masked passenger who leaned out of a fleeing Honda Accord during a pursuit and fired multiple rifle rounds at Ramsey County Deputy Joe Kill.

Figgs was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault using deadly force against a peace officer, and drive-by shooting toward an occupied vehicle. Investigators say the pursuit was picked up by Deputy Kill after the vehicle fled from Saint Paul officers. As the chase continued on Euclid Street, Figgs, seated in the front passenger seat, fired a tan-colored assault rifle toward the squad from just 25 to 30 yards away. Bullet fragments struck the deputy near his collarbone. His ballistic vest had a visible scuff mark consistent with the impact, and he was later treated at Regions Hospital for minor injuries.

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At the time of the March shooting, Figgs was also facing a separate attempted murder case involving a June 2023 incident where he allegedly fired 27 rounds in a public area. He was sentenced on the same day in that case. The attempted murder charge was dismissed, but Figgs was ordered to serve 48 months for drive-by shooting. That sentence will run concurrently with his 150-month sentence.

Figgs also has a prior conviction for possessing a firearm without a serial number. He is expected to serve at least two-thirds of his sentence in custody before becoming eligible for supervised release.

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