US EditionFormer State Sen. Nicole Mitchell to be sentenced Tuesday
Mitchell resigned after her July conviction on two felony counts; prosecutors seek six months jail, while defense requests reduced charges and lighter sentence.
- Nicole Mitchell, a former state senator, was convicted of two felony burglary charges after breaking into her stepmother's house in April 2024.
- Mitchell stated that she broke into the house to check on her stepmother, who has Alzheimer's disease, but her actions were seen as harmful by her stepmother and family members.
- Mitchell apologized for the break-in, will serve her sentence in Ramsey County with work release, and her attorneys requested the charges be reduced and her sentencing delayed while she appeals a precedent-setting ruling.
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Disgraced Minnesota pol Nicole Mitchell escapes lengthy prison time after burgling stepmom’s home
The disgraced former Minnesota lawmaker who was caught crawling around her stepmother's bedroom floor during a home burglary, showed little emotion during her apology as she was sentenced to prison for the brazen overnight theft.
Former Sen. Nicole Mitchell gets 6 months in jail for burglary at stepmother’s home - Albert Lea Tribune
By Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune (TNS) DETROIT LAKES — Former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday for breaking into her stepmother’s home. “I don’t think six months is very much time for what she put me through,” Carol Mitchell, her stepmother, told the Minnesota Star Tribune after sentencing. “But at least I know it’s going to hurt her … losing her children and losing her job. … I guess there’s definitely repercu…
Democrat Lawmaker Sentenced for Burglary.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Former Minnesota Democrat state senator Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s home.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nicole Mitchell, her stepmother Carol Mitchell, Becker County Attorney Brian McDonald, and Judge Michael Fritz.WHEN & WHERE: The sentencing occurred on September 23, 2025, in Becker County, Minnesota; the break-in happened in April 2024 in Detroit Lakes.KEY QUOT…
Minnesota Democrat Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Felony Burglary Conviction
Former Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison. The post Minnesota Democrat Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Felony Burglary Conviction appeared first on Slay News.
Ex-state senator jailed after being convicted of burglary
Seventh Judicial District Chief Judge Michael Fritz on Tuesday sentenced former Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, to a six-month jail sentence with eligibility for work release, meaning she can work outside the jail during the day and sleep there at night.A jury found Mitchell guilty of first-degr...
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