Minnesota lawmaker convicted of burglary could face up to 20 years behind bars

senator Nicole Mitchell in Minnesota was convicted of a crime on Friday, more than a year after her arrest while storming the home of the stepmother.

Mitchell faced pressure to resign from both sides of the corridor since she was arrested, but she had some defenders who said she was worthy of her day in court. One of them was the leader of the Senate in Minnesota Irene Murphy, who, Mitchell, was a member of the Democratic Farm Party (DFL).

“Senator Mitchell has been granted due to the due legal procedures and trial by a jury from its peers, and that the jury had issued a ruling. I feel comfortable seeing the end of the Senator Mitchell trial. The case decision brings clarity to the situation.”

“Senator Mitchell told colleagues that she intends to resign if he is convicted of this crime, and I expect her to follow this pledge. Our gathering continues to focus on issues of interest to the Mennisotan families and societies.”

Bodycam member of the Dim State admits that I am not good in this “during the storming of the alleged house

The state legislator was arrested in April 2024 on suspicion of storming the home of her husband’s wife. Mitchell said she went to the home of the stepmother, Carroll Mitchell, to restore the things of her late father. Senator in the state claimed that her husband’s wife was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Mitchell witnessed that she was challenged on her father’s house and admitted to lying to the police about the reason for her presence there, but this was done out of interest in her husband, according to Axios.

Senator Nicole Mitchell, D-Woodbury, listens to the final state arguments during the fifth day of the robbery on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Baker Provincial Court in Detroit Lakes. (Anna Paige/The Forum Via AP, Pool)

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Footage of Mitchell was displayed inside the hand -bound police and interrogation in its trial. In the video, I told an officer that she was “just trying to get some of my father’s things,” adding, “It is clear that I am not good at this.” Mitchell told the father’s wife, “You will not talk to me anymore,” and for this reason she resorted to storming the home of Detroit Lakes.

Among the elements that Mitchell said was wanting to recover her father’s ashes, pictures, clothes and other emotional things.

Senator Minnesota State Nicole Mitchell sitting in the police car. (Lakes Police Department in Detroit)

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When she was arrested, the officers found a hand -covered manual lamp with a black sock on it. In addition, the officers said they searched a black backpack and found laptops, a laptop, driving license, Senate identity and TUPPERWARE.

While no date for the referee has been set, Mitchell faces at least six months in prison and a maximum of 20 years, according to Axios, citing her lawyer.