Minnesota Democrat Senator Convicted of Burglary, Announces Resignation
"Its not Hillary Clinton, but its a start," says Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate.
On Friday, Democrat Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell was found guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.
Mitchell burglarized her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She committed her crime on April 22, 2024 and is only now announcing her resignation from the state senate.
Mitchell's conviction in court was a forgone conclusion as her testimony on the stand consisted of her reasoning that she appeared in her stepmother's house to conduct a "welfare check."
However, this testimony fell short of the police body-camera footage depicting Mitchell's arrest as she had entered her stepmother's house wearing all black clothing and a ski mask that she had not pulled down over her face. Additionally, during her arrest, she told officers that she "just trying to get some of my dad's things."
"I know I did something bad," Mitchell told one officer.
Although Mitchell's conviction in court appeared to be a forgone conclusion, in her testimony on the stand she claimed she was merely at her stepmother's house to conduct a "welfare check."
Mitchell even alleged in court that she and her stepmother had always been close, yet her step mother refuted the claim in court stating "Nicole never let me get close to her," and that she felt "extremely violated" by Mitchell's invasion of her home.