Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell faced an ethics panel on Tuesday regarding her arrest on first-degree burglary charges.
Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell refused to testify Tuesday during an ethics panel regarding the burglary charge she faces for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s home last month. Mitchell invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and did not speak during her appearance in front of the panel, which is made up of two Democrats and two Republicans. The panel, however, remained divided on a potential path forward regarding Mitchell’s future in the legislature following the charges.
According to a criminal complaint, Mitchell acknowledged that she entered through a window and told investigators she was trying to get her late father's ashes, photos, a flannel shirt and other items of sentimental value, claiming her stepmother had stopped speaking to her after her father’s death and refused to give her the items. One of Mitchell's attorneys, Bruce Ringstrom Jr.
Mitchell, of Woodbury, has represented District 47 since she was elected to the state Senate in 2022. She was previously a meteorologist for KSTP-TV and Minnesota Public Radio and serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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