Irony struck within the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Monday when a Democrat politician was arrested for housebreaking after lately pushing to disarm residents.
Because the Minnesota Reformer reported, Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) was arrested Monday morning in Detroit Lakes and booked into the Becker County Jail for suspected first-degree housebreaking.
The Becker County Lawyer’s Workplace is at the moment reviewing the report and has not decided but whether or not Mitchell might be charged, in line with KVRR.
Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd mentioned at 4:45 a.m., a 911 dispatcher acquired a name from a startled home-owner on Granger Street who revealed {that a} burglar had damaged into their home.
Officers proceeded to arrest Mitchell on the scene and transported her to jail, the place she is listed on the jail’s roster.
Mitchell is in her first time period as a DFL senator, having been elected in 2022. She serves as vice chair of the Senate State and Native Authorities and Veterans Committee.
Earlier than coming into public workplace, Mitchell was a TV meteorologist for KSTP and Minnesota Public Radio. She additionally served as a commander within the Air Nationwide Guard’s 126th Climate Flight.
Marc Kimball, the spokesman for the Senate DFL, launched a curt assertion saying he is not going to touch upon Mitchell’s arrest.
The Senate DFL Caucus is conscious of the scenario and has no remark pending additional info.
Earlier than her arrest, Mitchell met with members of the far-left gun management group Mothers Demand Motion final Tuesday to push for “commonsense gun reform” and “safer communities.”
Significant dialog at the moment with @MomsDemand neighborhood members advocating for frequent sense gun reform & safer communities at #mnleg–in addition to offering Minnesotans the psychological well being companies they should #EndGunViolence in our neighborhoods pic.twitter.com/QencA4RE1J
— Senator Nicole Mitchell (@Sen_NMitchell) April 16, 2024
After all, that is all Democrat code for disarming bizarre Individuals.
Mitchell ought to rely herself lucky the home-owner didn’t use a gun to guard his house. Different burglars have been much less fortunate.