(4 Jul 2025)
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St. Paul, Minnesota – 3 July 2025
1. Wide of Warren E. Burger Federal Building sign, site of court proceedings involving the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph H. Thompson, Attorney for the District of Minnesota:
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"The next step is the grand jury will return an indictment, which as of now has to be done within 30 days of his arrest on the 15th."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph H. Thompson, Attorney for the District of Minnesota:
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"Yeah, he’s been charged by complaint, which means a judge made a probable cause finding, but he has a right to be indicted by a grand jury that has to happen within 30 days. Because he has not yet been indicted by the grand jury, he has the right to a preliminary hearing where a judge would make a determination that there was probable cause to charge him. He waived his right to have that hearing here today."
4. Various of Federal Building exterior in St. Paul
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph H. Thompson, Attorney for the District of Minnesota:
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"As I said a couple weeks ago, I mean, this isn’t just a murder case, this is a political assassination that gives every interest in having the Department of Justice go first, and that’s typical in cases like this."
6. Mid of American flag waving outside a courthouse
7. Wide of St. Paul courthouse exterior
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph H. Thompson, Attorney for the District of Minnesota:
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Reporter: "So his next court appearance would be when?"
Thompson: "An arraignment after the indictment."
Reporter: "Okay, how long before the indictment?"
Thompson: "That should be in a few weeks here, mid-July."
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph H. Thompson, Attorney for the District of Minnesota:
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"We’re examining all the potential charges, yes, so there’s a complaint, the indictment could contain additional charges. We’ll see how that goes."
10. Wide of Warren E. Burger Federal Building sign
STORYLINE:
A man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14 says he’s looking forward to the facts coming out.
Vance Boelter made a brief appearance in federal court Thursday. No cameras were allowed inside.
His next court date has not been set.
The acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson, told reporters outside court that the next step is for a grand jury to return an indictment. Boelter would then return to court for an arraignment, when he would enter a plea.
Thompson called the killings a “political assassination,” but said no decision has been made about the death penalty.
Authorities say Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot to death in their home in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park in the early hours of June 14 by a man disguised as a police officer who was driving a fake squad car.
Boelter also allegedly shot and seriously wounded state Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, earlier that morning at their home in nearby Champlin. The Hoffmans are recovering, but Hortman’s golden retriever, Gilbert, was seriously injured and had to be euthanized.
Boelter surrendered near his home the night of June 15 after what authorities called the largest search in Minnesota history, a hunt of around 40 hours.
AP video by Mark Vancleave
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