DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – DFL State Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury files a motion to delay her burglary trial until May 19 after Minnesota’s legislative session.
Mitchell has been charged with first degree felony burglary from an incident in April 2024. Police say she broke into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home. Mitchell says this is a misunderstanding and she was trying to get items belonging to her late father.
The judge granted a motion from Mitchell’s attorneys to allow her January 14 hearing to be conducted remotely so she can go to the first day of the session.
“Sen. Mitchell’s motion delays justice for her victim and further delays an orderly Senate session as she continues to bring the reputation of the Senate into disrepute. The Senate cannot tell the Judiciary what to do, but we can and should hold our own members accountable. Senate Republicans stand by our previous votes to not allow her to vote, to not count her vote, and to remove her from the body. We expect the Senate Democrats who called for her resignation will join us in our efforts this session,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks said.
