Prior Lake man given 28-year term for role in shooting death of teen during drug deal in Savage

A Prior Lake man has received a 28-year sentence for his role in the killing of a 16-year-old boy during a drug deal outside a Target store in Savage more than two years ago. Braylen J. Miller, 19, was sentenced Tuesday in Scott County District Court after pleading guilty in connection with the death of Samuel A. Keezer of Burnsville, who was shot in the store parking lot on Hwy. 13 and died two days later at HCMC. With credit for time spent in jail since his arrest more than two years ago, Miller is expected to serve roughly 17 years and four months of his sentence in prison and the balance on supervised release. Prosecutors said Keezer was shot by Miller’s father, Taran C. Miller, 44, of Prior Lake. Miller died in December 2020 while being in pandemic-related quarantine in the Scott County jail, where he was being held on a first-degree murder charge. Braylen Miller’s mother, 45-year-old TanyaMarie Miller, pleaded guilty with aiding an offender after the fact and in November 2020 was given a four-year sentence. She’s expected to leave prison in November and serve the rest of her time on supervised release. Taran Miller shot Keezer…
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