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Vance Boelter pleads not guilty to state charges, judge denies request for lower bail

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(KSTP)–Vance Boelter, the man convicted federally in the deadly attack on Minnesota lawmakers last summer, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to state charges. Boelter was already sentenced in federal court to back-to-back life sentences plus 40 years for the murders of Hou…

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    Boelter faces state charges after 2 federal life sentences in Hortman case (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (ABC 6 News) – Vance Boelter is due back in state court Wednesday. He is charged in the killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman.

  2. Dglobe

    Vance Boelter to make second appearance for state charges (opens Dglobe)

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    Pre-hearing filings show Boelter claiming justification for killings, asking for the case to move out of Hennepin County and for lower bail.

  3. KAAL Rochester

    Vance Boelter pleads not guilty to state charges, judge denies request for lower bail (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (KSTP)–Vance Boelter, the man convicted federally in the deadly attack on Minnesota lawmakers last summer, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to state charges. Boelter was already sentenced in federal court to back-to-back life sentences plus 40 years for the murders of Hou…

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