Nicole Mitchell (Becker Co. Jail)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO) – A lawmaker from Woodbury, Minnesota was arrested early Monday morning after police in Detroit Lakes were called to a home for a burglary.
Police Chief Steve Todd says Nicole Mitchell, 49, was taken to the Becker County Jail. He says the homeowner called police at 4:45 a.m. The county attorney’s office is reviewing the report before determining whether Mitchell will be charged. She was arrested for 1st degree burglary.
Mitchell is a Democratic state senator who was elected in 2022 and former meteorologist for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis. She is currently a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force Reserve, serving as a meteorologist for the Air Force’s ‘Hurricane Hunters’. She was also an anchor on The Weather Channel from 2004 to 2011.
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