US EditionSenator Nicole Mitchell’s Trial for 2024 Burglary Charge Starts Monday
- Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell's trial is set to begin Monday, June 16, 2024, in Becker County at Detroit Lakes, where she faces charges including burglary in the first degree and carrying burglary or theft tools.
- The trial was postponed from January to after the legislative session to allow Mitchell to finish her duties following an alleged break-in at her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home in April 2024.
- Mitchell claims she conducted a welfare check on her 74-year-old stepmother who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and sought sentimental items after her father died in March 2023.
- Prosecutors plan to present 13 witnesses and 17 pieces of evidence including 911 calls, bodycam footage, and a blue crowbar, while Mitchell pleaded not guilty and faces up to 20 years in prison for burglary.
- A jury's verdict could lead to Mitchell's removal from office, which would shift Senate control, amid calls from political leaders for her resignation over ongoing legal and personal issues.
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Burglary trial for Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell begins Monday
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The felony burglary case against a Minnesota senator that has loomed over two legislative sessions goes to trial next week in Detroit Lakes. The jury trial in Becker County District Court for Sen. Nicole Mitchell will begin Monday, June 16. Mitchell is accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes. Mitchell told police officers she was retrieving items that belonged to her late father, court documents say…
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