Jury finds Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty on both counts in burglary trial originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been found guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools following a break-in at the Detroit Lakes home of her stepmother last year.

The jury needed three hours of deliberation to reach the verdict following the fourth day of testimony. Nicole Mitchell was convicted of felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools for breaking into her stepmother's Detroit Lakes,

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — During jury selection for the felony burglary trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, the Becker County prosecutor asked just a few questions of the 23 potential jurors as he sought to forecast who might be most receptive to his arguments.