Defense To Present Case In Day 3 Of Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell Burglary Trial

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

July 17, 2025 / 6:49 AM CDT

The burglary trial of Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell goes into its third day on Thursday, and could soon go to the jury.

The Woodbury Democrat is accused of burglarizing the Detroit Lakes home of her stepmother, Carol Mitchell, on April 22, 2024, and is charged with felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools.

The senator pleaded not guilty and has said she was in the home to retrieve some of her late father's items, as well as check on her stepmother, who lives with Alzheimer's disease.

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