A Becker County jury recently found Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) guilty of two burglary charges after she broke into the Detroit Lakes home of her stepmother to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings.

A Becker County jury recently found Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) guilty of two burglary charges after she broke into the Detroit Lakes home of her stepmother to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings.

She is accused of breaking into her late father’s home to retrieve mementos. The defense claims she was checking on her stepmother.

The prosecution and defense put the fate of Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell in the hands of a jury Friday, as both sides gave closing arguments on felony burglary charges that could hold political consequences as well as criminal.

A Democratic lawmaker intends to resign after a court found her guilty of felony burglary for breaking into the home of her estranged stepmother, who has Alzheimer’s disease. Nicole Mitchell, a 51-year-old Minnesota state senator,

Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell announced Monday that she plans to resign, just days after she was convicted of felony burglary. Mitchell’s resignation will leave the Senate tied between Republicans and Democrats until Governor Tim Walz calls a special election,