A Minnesota state senator convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house plans to resign by early August, her lawyer said Monday. Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell has faced calls from fellow Minnesota lawmakers for her immediate resignation since her conviction on Friday. The jury deliberated for three hours before finding her guilty of first-degree burglary and possession …
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Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother’s home
A Minnesota state senator was convicted of burglary Friday for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s home, and faced calls for her immediate resignation from a closely divided chamber where she holds a deciding vote. After about three hours of deliberations, the jury found Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 51, guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. She told …
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Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges are being held at a state-run immigration detention camp in the Florida Everglades that President Trump and his allies have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to records obtained by the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times. Even before the facility opened earlier this month, the site and the conditions within it have been …
Read More »Federal grand jury indicts Vance Boelter on six counts related to lawmaker shootings – MPR News
Federal grand jury indicts Vance Boelter on six counts related to lawmaker shootings MPR News Federal indictment reveals new details about the case against man accused in killing of former Minnesota House speaker CNN Alleged Minnesota shooter confessed to killings in letter to FBI director The Washington Post Vance Boelter indicted on federal murder charges in the killing of Minnesota lawmaker and her …
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