A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered accused political assassin Vance Luther Boelter held until his trial on charges he gunned down a former state House speaker and her husband, and shot a state senator and his wife on June 14.
Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, Minn., told U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko that he is “looking forward to the truth and facts of the 14th to come before you,” adding, “I think Minnesotans want to know what’s going on.”
Judge Micko found probable cause to hold Boelter for trial. There is no bail in federal criminal court. A Hennepin County judge set Boelter’s bail at $5 million on state murder and attempted murder charges.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said Boelter will be indicted by
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