前国会议员Nicole Mitchell因2024年4月闯入继母家中被判处6个月监禁。 Former MN senator Nicole Mitchell sentenced to 6 months in jail for breaking into stepmother’s home in April 2024.

前明尼苏达州参议员Nicole Mitchell于2025年9月23日被判处6个月监禁和5年缓刑, Former Minnesota state senator Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation on September 23, 2025, after a jury convicted her in July of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. 指控起源于2024年4月22日, 闯入继母底特律湖之家, 米切尔穿着黑色衣服, 携带工具, The charges stemmed from a April 22, 2024, break-in at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home, where Mitchell, dressed in black and carrying tools, entered during the early hours. Mitchell声称她进入检查她的继母, 她患有阿尔茨海默氏症。 Prosecutors presented body camera footage showing her actions, while Mitchell claimed she entered to check on her stepmother, who has Alzheimer’s. Michael Fritz法官指出受害者的精神痛苦, 允许Mitchell根据Ramsey县的工作释放计划服刑。 Judge Michael Fritz imposed the mandatory minimum sentence, noting the victim’s emotional distress, and allowed Mitchell to serve time under a work release program in Ramsey County. 该案由于她以前的政治地位和与犯罪有关的情况而引起公众的注意。 The case drew public attention due to her former political status and the circumstances surrounding the crime.