“It is no exaggeration to say that his crimes are the stuff of nightmares,” acting US Attorney for Minnesota Joe Thompson said Monday as federal charges against Vance Boelter were unveiled. Boelter, 57, faces six federal charges connected to the murders of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. Thompson said the charges carry a potential death penalty.
- Court appearance. Boelter, who was captured Sunday after the largest manhunt in state history, made his first appearance in a federal courtroom in St. Paul on Monday, NBC News reports. He did not enter a plea during the 12-minute hearing. A preliminary hearing and detention hearing was scheduled for June 27. Boelter was not present at a later hearing on state murder charges, where bail was set at $5 million.
