US EditionSuspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
MINNESOTA, AUG 7 – Vance Boelter faces six federal charges including murder and stalking in a politically motivated attack that prompted the largest manhunt in Minnesota history, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday morning, Vance Boelter will appear in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster, where he is expected to enter a not guilty plea and set a trial timeline.
- Last month, federal prosecutors indicted Vance Boelter, 57, on six counts related to the June 14 shootings that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, prosecutors say.
- Surveillance images show Boelter disguised as an officer wearing body armor, a silicone mask, and investigators recovered notebooks listing about 45 elected officials, prosecutors say.
- His arraignment coincided with increased security at the Minnesota State Capitol, and prosecutors say the case is `complex`, meaning speedy trial requirements don’t apply.
- On November 25, Boelter will return for his next federal hearing, and prosecutors say Attorney General Pam Bondi will decide on seeking the death penalty.
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Boelter pleads not guilty
The suspect in this summer’s targeted lawmaker shootings has plead not guilty. KARE 11 reports: “Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Thursday morning for an arraignment hearing, during which he pleaded not guilty to the battery of charges he faces.” They note earlier that Boelter, who is charged “with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, will likely not go on trial until …
Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings pleads not guilty to federal charges
The man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, killing one couple, on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court. Vance Boelter faces six counts, including murder, for allegedly assassinating former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. He’s also accused of shooting state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and…
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