Even after the legislative session is done, the drama among its members never ends.
Following the claimed unlawful theft of her late father’s ashes from her stepmother, state senator Nicole Mitchell, D-Woodbury, was the subject of an ethics complaint that was postponed by the Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct on Wednesday.
At their meeting in St. Paul, the committee decided to wait to take any further action on the complaint against Mitchell until further information about the case was made public. The first of July is Mitchell’s scheduled court date.
The four-member committee was informed by Bruce Ringstrom Jr., Mitchell’s attorney, that the case would not be settled for several months.
Renowned Minnesota Democrats, such as Governor Tim Walz (D) and DFL Party Chair Ken Martin, have demanded the resignation of the 49-year-old since she was kicked out of her committees in April.
Mitchell has declined to give up her position.
What does the Minnesota Senate ethics complaint say?
According to the Minnesota Senate ethics complaint, Mitchell broke Senate regulations by breaking into her stepmother’s house without permission and trying to take something. Additionally, it claims that she attempted to use the media to disseminate false information in an attempt to conceal the occurrence.
After leaving Becker County Jail, Mitchell shared a status on Facebook.
“Over the weekend, I learned of medical information which caused me grave concern and prompted me to check on that family member. I entered a home I have come and gone from countless times in the past 20 years, where my son even once had his room. Unfortunately, I startled this close relative, exacerbating paranoia, and I was accused of stealing, which I deny,” Mitchell wrote in the post.
According to the criminal complaint, this information conflicts with the recorded events that are described in full.
“As outlined in the criminal complaint, Senator Mitchell’s actions not only represent a felonious violation of state law, but they also clearly betray the public trust and bring the Senate into dishonour and dispute,” the ethics complaint said.
Nicole Mitchell Arrested: Why?
According to the criminal complaint, Mitchell was detained in April after she was discovered one morning wearing all black at the Detroit Lakes house of her 74-year-old stepmother.
According to the criminal complaint, Mitchell informed the police that she had come to retrieve her father’s ashes along with some personal items. She added that she drove to the residence, which she entered through the window, after leaving her Woodbury home at around one in the morning. According to the allegation, Mitchell was not currently in communication with this relative.
“I was just trying to get a couple of my dad’s things because you wouldn’t talk to me anymore,” Mitchell told the victim, according to the complaint.
Mitchell faces a first-degree burglary accusation.
In an attempt to evaluate any new information that may become available, the subcommittee has scheduled a follow-up meeting for July 25 to discuss the complaint.
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