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Boelter Pleads Not Guilty as Judge Designates Case Complex, Delays Trial

The court has delayed standard speedy-trial deadlines in recognition of the vast trove of evidence

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Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson, speaks to reporters at a news conference on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Minneapolis about the grand jury indictment handed up against Vance Boelter, alleging that Boelter fatally shot former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
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Overview

  • Vance Boelter entered a not guilty plea to six federal counts, including murder, stalking and firearms violations
  • U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster approved a complex case designation, pausing speedy-trial requirements
  • Prosecutors must review potentially hundreds of thousands of pages of documents and thousands of hours of video from the largest manhunt in state history
  • Boelter faces potential federal death-penalty exposure if Attorney General Pam Bondi authorizes a capital charge
  • A revised pretrial schedule was issued extending proceedings into 2026, with no trial date set