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Witness: Stepmother Concerned Nicole Mitchell Broke in to Kill Her
DETROIT LAKES, MINNESOTA, JUL 15 – Senator Nicole Mitchell faces first-degree burglary charges after entering her stepmother's home to retrieve belongings of her deceased father, with potential prison time if convicted.
- Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell faces a felony burglary trial for breaking into her stepmother's home on April 22, 2024, in Detroit Lakes.
- Mitchell allegedly entered without permission around 4:30 a.m., using a crowbar to pry open a window amid family conflicts after her father's death.
- Defense attorney Bruce Ringstrom argues Mitchell aimed to check on her ailing stepmother with Alzheimer's and retrieve late father's belongings, not to steal.
- Prosecutor Brian McDonald introduced evidence such as Mitchell's own admission of the offense and body camera footage, emphasizing that feelings of sorrow or anger do not excuse breaking into a residence.
- The jury of 10 men and 5 women was seated July 14, with opening statements July 15, and the trial expected to last a week and be live-streamed online.
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Police Body Cam Footage Shows State Senator and Ex-TV Meteorologist Allegedly Burglarizing Home
Police body cam footage of Minnesota State Senator and former TV meteorologist Nicole Mitchell allegedly burglarizing a home was played in court this week. In the footage from April 22, 2024, police officers could be seen entering the home of Mitchell’s stepmother, Carol Mitchell, before apprehending the state senator in the basement, who was dressed in all-black and reportedly carrying a flashlight. Police officers also reportedly found a crowb…
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Minnesota ReformerSen. Nicole Mitchell burglary trial: Stepmother struggles to recall key details
DETROIT LAKES — The prosecution and defense in the felony burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, made opening statements Tuesday, but the most influential moments for jurors may wind up being the imperfect memory of the case’s key witness:…
Testimony begins in Sen. Nicole Mitchell's burglary trial in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — The state has begun calling witnesses in the trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell, arguing whether or not Mitchell committed an act of burglary. “When the judge instructs you on the law at the end of this case, you’ll learn that any why won’t amount to a legal excuse. That is because no amount of grief or frustration can justify a home burglary,” said Brian McDonald, State’s Attorney. “What matters for burglary is…
Opening arguments heard in Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s burglary trial
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Opening arguments in the burglary case for a Minnesota state senator Tuesday painted her in two different lights — prosecutors said she was a person intent on stealing while the defense portrayed her as a concerned stepdaughter. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmaker from Woodbury, was charged with two felony burglary counts after she was arrested in her stepmother’s ho…
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