Former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be sentenced Tuesday morning in Becker County following her July conviction on two felony burglary charges.

Mitchell was found guilty on July 18 of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools following her arrest at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home in April 2024.

The Woodbury DFLer resigned from her seat in the Minnesota Senate on July 25 following the conviction.

Mitchell is asking a Becker County judge to downgrade the felony charges to misdemeanors when she is sentenced. Minnesota law allows for a judge to reduce Mitchell’s convictions at the time of sentencing, according to court documents.

She also is asking that if she is sentenced to six months of jail time immediately, she be able to serve the sentence near her child

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