ST. PAUL, Minn. – Democratic Senator Erin Murphy of St. Paul announced Sunday that embattled Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be removed from her committee assignments and caucus meetings while burglary allegations against her play out in both a Senate and legal investigation.
Murphy said this is a tragic situation and there are still questions that need to be answered. She said the investigation is ongoing. Last week, her case was referred to the Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct.
Mitchell was charged with burglary last week. According to a criminal complaint, she was found dressed in all black in the basement of her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. Authorities allege she confessed to breaking into the home to retrieve her father’s ashes and other sentimental items after her stepmother stopped speaking to her. On social media, Mitchell denied the allegations, saying she was at the house to check on a family member with Alzheimer’s.
Senate Republicans filed an ethics complaint against Mitchell after she was charged, and some have called for her resignation, including Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, a Republican from East Grand Forks.
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