Overview

• Boelter faces federal murder charges and state counts of second-degree murder and attempted murder over the June 15 attack that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded Sen. John A. Hoffman and his wife.
• Authorities recovered extensive writings in Boelter’s vehicle and home, including a notebook listing about 70 potential targets such as politicians and Planned Parenthood centers.
• Boelter graduated from Christ for the Nations Institute in 1990, where courses presented the world as a battleground of God versus Satan and warned of “demon-possessed” political leaders.
• Christ for the Nations Institute released a statement condemning all forms of violence and denouncing any interpretation of its teachings as justification for extremism.
• Boelter claimed ordination in 1993 and served as president of Revoformation Ministries from 2008 to 2010, underscoring his long-term involvement in charismatic Christian networks.