Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to counts related to the killings of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
Vance Boelter, the man who dressed up like a police officer and killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark last summer , was given two life sentences followed by 40 years in prison by a federal judge Thursday. The big picture: The sentence puts Boelter behind bars without a possibility of parole and brings some resolution to a politically motivated crime that rocked Minnesota. Catch up quick: Boelter, 58, pleaded guilty in June as part of a deal with U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to avoid the death penalty , Rosen said. - Boelter, who was targeting a long list of Democrats, apologized before the sentencing. - "To every person I have caused loss, pain, heartache, confusion, sadness, shame, or loneliness, I am…
On the condition that federal prosecutors not seek the death penalty, Vance Boelter, 59, agreed to plead guilty in June to six counts in connection to the killing of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.