US EditionMotion to Delay Trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell Granted
- Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell was taken into custody on April 22, 2024, at her stepmother’s residence in Detroit Lakes and is facing two felony burglary charges.
- Mitchell denies burglary, claiming she was retrieving sentimental items after her father's death and checking on a relative with Alzheimer's, while prosecutors allege unlawful entry.
- Her trial, initially scheduled to begin on June 16, 2024, was postponed following a motion that referenced the recent shootings involving two Minnesota legislators and their spouses as justification for the delay.
- Judge Michael Fritz granted the trial delay on June 16 with no opposition from the state, noting concerns about court security and ensuring fair proceedings amid heightened political tensions.
- The trial is now scheduled for July 14, 2024, allowing time for the political climate to cool following the weekend violence that resulted in two deaths and serious injuries.
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Judge grants request to delay burglary trial for Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A judge delayed the trial of a Minnesota lawmaker accused of burglary in the wake of the assassination of a state representative and attempted assassination of a state senator. Jury selection in the trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell, accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes, was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Instead, parties in the case had a virtual hearing Monday morning after Mitchell’s attorneys…
Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s felony burglary trial delayed because of Hortman assassination • Minnesota Reformer
Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, did not answer questions from members of a Senate ethics committee on May 7, 2024. Her attorney, Bruce Ringstrom Jr., said Mitchell was pleading the Fifth Amendment. Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer.The felony burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, has been delayed after the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and the attempted assassination of Mitchell’s colleague, Sen.…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s burglary trial pushed back due to lawmaker shootings
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (Valley News Live) – DFL Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury’s Becker County burglary trial has been pushed back. Jury selection was planned to be in-person on Monday, but that was replaced by a Zoom hearing. Mitchell appeared with her attorney who issued a motion for a continuance due to the shootings of DFL Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park and DFL State Senator John Hoffman of Cham…
Nicole Mitchell burglary trial delayed in wake of Minnesota political assassination AlphaNews.org
Share This StoryThe felony burglary trial of State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was postponed this morning in the wake of the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, the leader of the DFL in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In April of 2024, Mitchell was arrested and charged with felony burglary after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home. In the months since, prosecutors have added a second felony c…
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