Man pleads guilty in federal case over Minnesota lawmaker killings (opens in new tab)

Vance Boelter pleaded guilty June 11 in Minneapolis federal court to charges tied to the June 14, 2025, attacks that killed Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. Federal prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty under a plea agreement, and the recommended sentence is two consecutive life terms plus 40 years. Boelter went to the lawmakers' homes in the early hours of June 14, 2025, while d...