Criminal charges say that a Minnesota state senator told police she broke into her stepmother’s home because her stepmother refused to give her items of sentimental value from her late father, including his ashes.

Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell was arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary after being found inside a home in Detroit Lakes.

A Minnesota state senator now faces charges in connection to a burglary at a Detroit Lakes home earlier this week.

Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 47, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, early Monday, authorities said.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary on Tuesday, a day after she was arrested at a home in Detroit Lakes. The charges allege Mitchell broke into the home of her stepmother amid an ongoing dispute over possessions that belonged to the senator’s late father, as well as his ashes.

A Minnesota state senator has been charged with first-degree burglary after being arrested in the city of Detroit Lakes early Monday morning. Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, was arrested at a residence after police responded to a 911 call around 4:45 a.

Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary.

Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell was arrested after being found inside a home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She was booked into Becker County jail.

With four weeks left in the legislative session, Senate Democrats, who currently hold a one-seat majority, find themselves in a difficult situation

Sen. Nicole Mitchell was booked in Becker County jail Monday for first-degree burglary after officers responded to a home on Granger Road at around 4:45 a.m.