Sen. Nicole Mitchell trial: Prosecution opening statement [RAW]

Becker County Attorney Brian McDonald presented the opening statement for the prosecution, laying out their case against Sen. Nicole Mitchell. McDonald said she pried open a basement window with a crowbar, was dressed in all black and had a flashlight covered with a sock. McDonald said Sen. Mitchell entered the home to steal. Mitchell, who represents Woodbury, faces a count of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools for allegedly breaking into her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes in 2024.