A Minnesota state senator is charged with burglary, accused of breaking into her stepmother’s house to obtain her dad’s ashes
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A state senator in Minnesota has been charged with first-degree felony burglary on suspicion of breaking into her stepmother’s house Monday to retrieve sentimental items related to her late father, including his ashes, according to a probable cause statement obtained by CNN.
A state senator in Minnesota has been charged with first-degree felony burglary on suspicion of breaking into her stepmother’s house Monday to retrieve sentimental items related to her late father, including his ashes, according to a probable cause statement obtained by CNN. Police responded to a report of a break-in around 4:45 a.m. Monday in Detroit Lakes, and found state Sen. Nicole Mitchell in the basement, dressed in black clothes and a black hat, according to the probable cause statement. While being placed under arrest, Mitchell, 49, said to her stepmother, “I was just trying to get a couple of my dad’s things because you wouldn’t talk to me anymore,” the probable cause document said. “Clearly, I’m not good at this,” Mitchell told the officers, according to the document. “I know I did something bad.” Mitchell was released without bond on the condition she not have contact with her stepmother, among other restrictions, her attorney, Bruce Ringstrom Jr., told CNN. A pretrial hearing in the case is scheduled for June 10, according to Minnesota court records. CNN contacted Mitchell’s office for comment and did not receive an immediate response. The state Senate is on Passover break, according to the Minnesota Legislature’s website.