Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Prominent Lawmaker and Her Husband in Minnesota
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to murdering a prominent Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced on Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, just over a year after the attacks. Vance Boelter, 59, received two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years after pleading guilty in June to six charges related to the murders of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as for shooting at State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. Other lawmakers and survivors of the shooting spoke during the hearing, describing the ongoing fear and physical harm caused by Boelter. He pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty; in exchange, he accepted the maximum possible sentence without facing capital punishment. Mark Hortman's father and brothers expressed their outrage that he would not face the death penalty. Dressed in an orange prison uniform and with shackles on his ankles, Boelter remained still, never looking at the survivors or family members as they read their impact statements.
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