Story by By PAUL FARRELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Minnesota Democrat Nicole Mitchell was hit with a restraining order after she made her first appearance in court, via Zoom, after being arrested for allegedly breaking into the home of her stepmother in the early hours of Monday.
The arresting officer wrote in the complaint that he heard Mitchell tell her stepmother 'something to the effect of, 'I was just trying to get a couple of my dad's things because you wouldn't talk to me anymore.'
The complaint charges Mitchell with one count of first-degree burglary, a felony. Becker County Judge Gretchen Thilmony allowed Mitchell to go free on the condition that she not contact her stepmother.
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What does her step-mother say?
"The stepmother said in an interview that she's afraid of her stepdaughter. She also said that although most of her husband's ashes were buried, she sent Mitchell a miniature container with some of them."
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I know I did something bad,' the criminal complaint quoted Mitchell as saying.
Mitchell was dressed all in black and wearing a black hat when she was arrested, the complaint said. The officer said he discovered a flashlight near her that was covered with a black sock, apparently modified to control the amount of light coming from it.
Mitchell told the officer she was after pictures, a flannel shirt, ashes and other items, but that her stepmother had cut off all contact with her, according to the complaint.
The lawmaker acknowledged entering through a basement window that had been propped open with a black backpack, the complaint said.
Officers found her Senate ID inside it. She claimed her stepmother had given her a laptop found in her backpack 'way back when,' but the stepmother disputed that. The senator, who has a law degree, also indicated that she got caught soon after entering.
'Clearly I'm not good at this,' it quoted her (Nicole Mitchell) as saying.