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Judge Seals Divorce Case Filed by Wife of Accused Minnesota Lawmaker Shooter

The Sibley County order keeps the proceedings confidential during ongoing federal and state prosecutions over the June 14 attacks.

Overview

  • Jenny Lynne Boelter filed for dissolution with children in Sibley County, after which Judge Amber Donley ordered all current and future documents sealed.
  • Vance Boelter remains jailed under a six-count federal indictment, including murder and stalking that could carry the death penalty, alongside pending state first-degree charges.
  • Prosecutors describe a politically motivated plot in which the assailant posed as a police officer, killing Melissa and Mark Hortman and wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
  • An FBI affidavit says agents found two guns, passports, and about $10,000 in cash in Jenny Boelter’s vehicle; she has not been charged and was described as cooperative.
  • Boelter pleaded not guilty in August, prosecutors have moved to designate the case as complex, and the next federal court date is set for Nov. 25.