• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Minnesota State Senator Charged with Burglary After Allegedly Stealing Father’s Ashes Among Other Items

Minnesota State Senator Charged with Burglary After Allegedly Stealing Father’s Ashes Among Other Items

April 23, 2024
Bishops Sue Blue State Forcing Priests To Break Sacred Catholic Law

Bishops Sue Blue State Forcing Priests To Break Sacred Catholic Law

May 29, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Reinstates Trump Tariffs

Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Reinstates Trump Tariffs

May 29, 2025
Children of Todd and Julie Chrisley Speak Out About Parents Pardons

Children of Todd and Julie Chrisley Speak Out About Parents Pardons

May 29, 2025
Nebraska Lawmakers Pass Law Protecting Women’s Sports Which Gov ‘Looks Forward’ To Signing

Nebraska Lawmakers Pass Law Protecting Women’s Sports Which Gov ‘Looks Forward’ To Signing

May 29, 2025
Peter Doocy Asks Karoline Leavitt If Trump Thinks Jill Biden Should Testify About Biden’s Decline

Peter Doocy Asks Karoline Leavitt If Trump Thinks Jill Biden Should Testify About Biden’s Decline

May 29, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Man She Is Today’: European Companies Accused Of ‘Importing’ Woke Ideology

EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Man She Is Today’: European Companies Accused Of ‘Importing’ Woke Ideology

May 29, 2025
China Finds Way To Quietly Keep Its Forced Labor System Alive

China Finds Way To Quietly Keep Its Forced Labor System Alive

May 29, 2025
Alleged Victim of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Uses Pseudonym to Protect Identity While Testifying

Alleged Victim of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Uses Pseudonym to Protect Identity While Testifying

May 29, 2025
‘Bumbling’ NYC Board Sends Election Misinfo To Millions Of Voters

‘Bumbling’ NYC Board Sends Election Misinfo To Millions Of Voters

May 29, 2025
Trump Rejects $15M Offer From Paramount Over ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit: Report

Trump Rejects $15M Offer From Paramount Over ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit: Report

May 29, 2025
‘He’s Not Gonna Win This’: Tom Homan Says Illegal Immigrant That Threatened Trump Will Live To Regret It

‘He’s Not Gonna Win This’: Tom Homan Says Illegal Immigrant That Threatened Trump Will Live To Regret It

May 29, 2025
Elon Musk to Receive Top Clearance Briefing on US War Plans for China: Report

White House Speaks Out on What Will Come of DOGE After Musk Exit

May 29, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Thursday, May 29, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Minnesota State Senator Charged with Burglary After Allegedly Stealing Father’s Ashes Among Other Items

by Sandra Rhodes
April 23, 2024 at 1:11 pm
in News
235 17
0
Minnesota State Senator Charged with Burglary After Allegedly Stealing Father’s Ashes Among Other Items

(WCCO CBS News/YouTube screenshot)

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A state senator from Minnesota has been charged with burglary after she allegedly broke into her stepmother’s home to retrieve, among other things, her father’s ashes.

Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was arrested early Monday at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes, according to the Associated Press.

The Democrat politician said she wanted to get some of her father’s items because her stepmother would not talk to her, the arresting officer wrote in the complaint.

According to the complaint, Mitchell was dressed in black and wearing a black hat. A flashlight was found near her.

The complaint was filed in Becker County District Court in Detroit Lakes and charges Mitchell with one count of first-degree burglary, a felony. She remained jailed ahead of her first court appearance Tuesday, the AP reported.

“I know I did something bad,” Mitchell allegedly said after she was told of her right to remain silent.

Her father, Rod Mitchell, died last month, according to an obituary posted by a Detroit Lakes funeral home. He had been married to Mitchell’s stepmother for 40 years, it said.

Nicole Mitchell told the arresting officer she wanted pictures, a flannel shirt, ashes as well as other items. In particular, the ashes got her “to this stage,” the complaint said.

According to the complaint, Nicole Mitchell told investigators she had a backpack with her when she entered the residence through a basement window that had been propped open, per the AP.

Officers found her Minnesota Senate ID, her driver’s license, two laptop computers, a cellphone and Tupperware containers in the backpack, the complaint said. She indicated that she got caught soon after entering.

“Clearly I’m not good at this,” the complaint quoted her as saying.

In an interview, the stepmother, who was not named, said she applied for a restraining order because she was afraid of her stepdaughter.

“She also said that while most of her husband’s ashes were buried, she sent Mitchell a miniature container with some of them, the AP reported.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mark Johnson, of East Grand Forks, said he was shocked by the events.

“The public expects Legislators to meet a high standard of conduct,” Johnson said in a statement, according to WCCO CBS News. “As information comes out, we expect the consequences to meet the actions, both in the court of law, and in her role at the legislature.”

Tags: burglarycrimeMinnesotaNicole MitchellState SenateU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Sandra Rhodes

Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

OSZAR »