A Minnesota state senator was charged with felony first-degree burglary after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s home to steal some of her late father’s belongings, including his ashes.
The lawmaker, Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, Minn., was charged on April 23, the day after she was arrested on suspicion of burglary in Detroit Lakes, as previously reported by CBS News, the Star Tribune and the Detroit Lakes Tribune.
A police officer was dispatched to Mitchell’s stepmother’s residence around 4:45 a.m. on April 22 after receiving a call reporting a break-in, according to a complaint obtained by the Star Tribune. Her stepmom was in the home at the time.
Upon arrival, the officer allegedly located Mitchell, 49, in the basement of the home, per the complaint. She was subsequently arrested and booked into Becker County Jail.
While she was being detained, Mitchell reportedly said, “I was just trying to get a couple …