Senator Nicole Mitchell following her arrest. (Becker County Jail)
(Detroit Lakes, MN) — The burglary trial of state Senator Nicolle Mitchell gets under way in Becker County today (Mon) after several delays.
The Woodbury Democrat is charged with first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools for an April 2024 break-in at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. Jury selection begins this morning.
Mitchell pleaded not guilty and said she was there to get some of her late father’s property, and that his widow suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. There will be a video/audio stream on a 10-minute delay.
Mitchell’s trial expected to last about a week. Senator Mitchell is a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard and a former K-S-T-P t-v meteorologist.