Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 47, was booked into the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. (Becker County Jail)
Mitchell was removed from committee assignments and caucus meetings after she was arrested at her stepmother’s home on April 22. The state senator was later charged with first-degree burglary.
Mitchell has denied the allegations and claimed that she was merely checking on an ill loved one.
Mitchell's party is calling on her to resign now that the legislative session is over. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski, File)
Republican lawmakers in Minnesota had called for Mitchell’s resignation shortly after her arrest.
Mitchell’s next court hearing is set for June 10.
Mitchell, of Woodbury, Minnesota, has represented District 47 since she was elected to the state Senate in 2022. She was previously a meteorologist for KSTP-TV and Minnesota Public Radio and serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard.
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