Boelter pleads guilty in lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences
- Posted on June 11, 2026
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Boelter pleads guilty in lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences
Vance Boelter’s plea deal announced during a Thursday court hearing lets him avoid a possible federal death penalty. In that hearing, disturbing new details also surfaced on how Boelter killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
