Overview

• A Becker County jury convicted Mitchell on July 18 of first-degree burglary and possessing burglary tools after police body-camera footage captured her saying she sought her late father’s belongings.
• Mitchell will remain in office until August 4 to complete outstanding legislative projects, wrap up constituent services, transition her staff and secure health insurance for her son.
• Her departure reduces Democrats to 33 seats, creating a tie in the 67-member Senate until Gov. Tim Walz calls a special election to fill the vacancy.
• She faces a mandatory minimum six-month jail term at her September 10 sentencing in Becker County and has indicated she will appeal the verdict.
• The case underscored a bitter family dispute over her father’s 2023 intestate death, which left his estate to her stepmother, who has Alzheimer’s disease.