Minnesota Senator Nicole Mitchell pleads not guilty to burglary charge in Detroit Lakes Tribune

Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, has entered a not guilty plea in a felony burglary case in Becker County. The hearing scheduled for Friday has been canceled. Mitchell was charged with illegally entering a residence in Detroit Lakes, where her stepmother lives, and taking items belonging to her deceased father. A stipulation filed on August 27 states that the state cannot argue that Mitchell stole a laptop from the residence. The laptop has been forensically examined, but further details are not provided. The defense withdrew a motion to dismiss the case and requested a settlement conference and jury trial. No trial date has been set yet. Republicans have been calling for Mitchell to resign from her state Senate seat following her arrest. Democrats held a one-seat majority in the state Senate last session, but with state Sen. Kelly Morrison resigning her seat to run for the U.S. House, each party now holds 33 seats in the Minnesota Senate. This story was written by a partner news agency. Forum Communications Company uses content from various agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, and Tribune News Service to provide a wider range of news to readers.

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