Minnesota State Senator Arrested, Charged With First-Degree Burglary

A Minnesota state senator has been charged with first-degree burglary after being arrested in the city of Detroit Lakes early Monday morning.

Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, was arrested at a residence after police responded to a 911 call around 4:45 a.m. Monday, Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steven Todd told The Hill.

Mitchell was formally charged with one count of first-degree burglary, according to a complaint shared with The Hill and filed Tuesday. Mitchell, a former meteorologist and a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, is serving her first term in the Minnesota Senate after being elected in 2022.

Read the source article at The Hill