Man who pleaded guilty to killing top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband to be sentenced
Boelter pleaded guilty to six federal counts in June and agreed to consecutive life terms plus 40 years after prosecutors dropped the death penalty.
- Vance Boelter faces sentencing today in Minneapolis federal court at 10 a.m. for admitting to political violence that killed two Minnesota lawmakers over a year ago.
- On June 14, 2025, Boelter fatally shot House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in Brooklyn Park, and shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette in Champlin while their daughter Hope was present.
- U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen detailed Boelter's political motive in memos filed Tuesday, arguing he understood killing four state legislators would shift the closely-divided Minnesota Legislature's balance of power.
- Both prosecutors and Boelter's lawyer Manny Atwal agreed to two life sentences plus 40 years; Atwal said her client "cannot take back his actions" but can give victims finality by accepting life imprisonment.
- State prosecutors plan to pursue separate charges after today's federal sentencing, with Boelter's first state court appearance scheduled for August 3 on first-degree murder and attempted murder counts.
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New Hampshire Union LeaderMinnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to assassinating a top Democratic lawmaker and attempting to murder another was sentenced to life in federal prison on Thursday, 13 months after he disguised himself as a police officer and attacked the legislators at their homes. The post Minnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Man who pled guilty to killing former Minnesota house speaker and her husband sentenced
Vance Boelter, the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Democratic lawmaker and her husband, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms Thursday in Minnesota. The post Man who pled guilty to killing former Minnesota house speaker and her husband sentenced appeared first on KYMA.
The gunman who shot and killed an American Democratic politician and her husband in Minnesota in June 2025 was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday. The judge called the facts an “attack on democracy,” American media report.
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