Motion to Delay Trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell Granted

Sen Nicole Mitchell trial delayed; she was on Vance Boelter hit list

Woodbury MN Sen. Nicole Mitchell trial for burglary charges postponed out of safety concerns after Melissa Hortman's killing; she was on the hit list of Vance Boelter.

Judge grants request to delay burglary trial for Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A judge delayed the trial of a Minnesota lawmaker accused of burglary in the wake of the assassination of a state representative and attempted assassination of a state senator. Jury selection in the trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell, accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes, was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Instead, parties in the case had a virtual hearing Monday morning after Mitchell’s attorneys…

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s burglary trial pushed back due to lawmaker shootings

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (Valley News Live) – DFL Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury’s Becker County burglary trial has been pushed back. Jury selection was planned to be in-person on Monday, but that was replaced by a Zoom hearing. Mitchell appeared with her attorney who issued a motion for a continuance due to the shootings of DFL Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park and DFL State Senator John Hoffman of Cham…

Motion to delay trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell granted

Senator Nicole Mitchell's trial for alleged burglary is postponed amid rising safety concerns following the weekend shootings of two lawmakers.

Nicole Mitchell burglary trial delayed in wake of Minnesota political assassination AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryThe felony burglary trial of State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was postponed this morning in the wake of the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, the leader of the DFL in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In April of 2024, Mitchell was arrested and charged with felony burglary after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home. In the months since, prosecutors have added a second felony c…

Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s burglary trial postponed following assassination, attempted assassination of fellow lawmakers

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The felony burglary trial of a Minnesota state senator that was scheduled to start with jury selection on Monday in Becker County District Court will not proceed as originally planned. Jury selection in the trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was to begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday. On Sunday, court officials issued a notice stating that instead of the start of jury selection, a hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Monday via…