Posted on 11/30/2024 8:07:59 AM PST by george76
The Woodbury state senator pled not guilty in the burglary case ...
The Minnesota Legislature is slated to return on Jan. 14, 2025 for the new legislative session
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the second full week of the 2025 legislative session (Jan. 27-31) may also see a current state lawmaker, Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, stand trial for burglary.
Sen. Mitchell was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary, a felony, in April after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Despite the charges, Mitchell has stated that she does not intend to resign.
The Woodbury state senator pled not guilty in the burglary case last month.
Should the trial take place in late January as currently scheduled, the upcoming legislative session will be notably affected.
Currently, the Minnesota Senate is evenly divided; 33 Democrats, 33 Republicans, and one vacant seat. The vacant seat will be filled via a special election that will occur on Election Day this November. While either party might win the open seat, Democrats are generally favored in that race.
As such, Democrats could have a Senate majority of just one seat when the Minnesota Legislature reconvenes next year. If Sen. Mitchell is absent due to her trial in Becker County next January, then a potential DFL majority could be significantly hamstrung.
While the trial is currently scheduled for five days in late January of 2025, court records also indicate that a settlement conference is set for Dec. 31 of this year.
Alpha News reached out to the law firm representing Sen. Mitchell, Ringstrom Dekrey, and the Becker County Attorney’s Office to see if they expect to go to trial but did not receive a response.
Meanwhile, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) has filed an appeal on behalf of Alpha News of the district court’s denial of a request for the release of police body-camera video of Sen. Mitchell’s arrest.
Allie Howell, an attorney for UMLC, said the bodycam video is crucial for public accountability.
“Using her preeminent position, [Mitchell] has made numerous public statements which appear to contradict the government’s charging documents. Without clarity about who is lying and who is telling the truth, Minnesotans are unable to hold one of their elected officials accountable,” Howell said. “And, importantly, the Minnesota Senate has been unable to move forward on an ethics complaint filed against Sen. Mitchell.”
Last spring Mitchell became a pariah in the Senate after her April 22 arrest and subsequent felony charge when it was discovered she had broken into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home before dawn.
In May, DFL Party Chair Ken Martin and Gov. Tim Walz both publicly called on Mitchell to resign.
Democrats regain one-seat advantage in Minnesota Senate, but for how long?
https://alphanews.org/democrats-regain-one-seat-advantage-in-minnesota-senate-but-for-how-long/
Is she a democrat or not?!
We’ll, since the article doesn’t say, I think you know the answer.
Bit of a nut. Dad kicks off and she broke into stepmom’s house to take sentimental items. But stepmom and dad were married over 30 years so unless there was a will undoubtedly everything was joint property (herein CA we would say community property) and the senator was entitled to nothing. So she figured she’d help herself
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-senator-nicole-mitchell-burglary-arrest-ethics-7f90808945f17e969fc4e8e64940af8b
Yes
She's probably not a democrat, but she's definitely a Democrat.
Her father died in March 2023 at the age of 72.. He had been married to Mitchell´s stepmother for 40 years...
police responded to the burglary at 4:45 a.m. on April 22. Police found Mitchell in the home’s basement dressed in all black. Officers say they also found a flashlight covered with a black sock nearby.
Mitchell tried to steal sentimental items... like her dad’s gun?
Mitchell helped introduce a bill calling for criminal penalties for those who fail to meet safe firearm storage standards ..
Thanks J.
She’s a f’in Democrat.
Sure it does. 3rd sentence. DFL. Democrat-Farmer-Labor. Hybrid dim.
Actually, the article does say:
Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury,
In Minnesota, the Democratic Party does business as "The Democratic-Farmers-Labor Party".
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