st. Paul, Minnesota – Former President Joe Biden joined thousands of mourners on Friday as Minnesota Senator Melissa Hortman Lie in a state In Minnesota, a man accused of killing her and her husband and injuring the state senator and his wife, has appeared in a brief courtroom in a suicide prevention lawsuit.
Hortman of Democratsthe first woman, less than 20 Minnesotans, honored. She lay in the state with her husband, Mark, and them Golden Retriever, Gilbert. Her husband was also killed in the attack on June 14th, and Gilbert was seriously injured and had to be euthanized. It was the first time a couple had lying down the state at the Capitol, and the first time for a dog.
Hortmans’ cas and dog urn were placed in the center of Rotunda under Capitol Dome, with law enforcement officers continuing to monitor both sides as thousands of people submitted by thousands. When they left, many people fought back tears.
Among the first to pay their respects were Gov. Tim Waltz and his wife Gwen, who called Hortman his closest political ally. The Catholic Biden visited late in the afternoon, walking to the velvet rope in front of the cas, creating signs of a cross, and spending some time on his own in silence. He then shortened his knees, stood up, made the signs of a cross again, and left to greet those waiting on the wings of the Rotunda.
That’s what the Capitol was like It is open to the public Friday from noon to 5pm. However, authorities said anyone in line with the 5 would be in. House TV Live streaming watch. Private funerals will be set at 10:30am on Saturdays and will be streamed live at the Public Safety Bureau YouTube channel.
Biden will be attending the funeral, the spokesman said. As with former vice president Kamala Harris, neither of them is expected to speak. Harris expressed his sadness to the adult children of Hortman earlier this week, speaking to her running fellow Waltz on her 2024 Democratic presidential ticket.
Lisa Green, who lives in Brooklyn Park like Hortman, said she came to Capitol in another House district because she had so much respect for her former speaker.
“She was amazing. Amazing woman. “And I was so proud that she represented the city I lived in,” Green said in a voice choked with emotion. “She was such a leader. She could gather people. She was very accessible. I mean, she was friendly, you could talk to her.” But she went on to say, Hartman was also “boss.” She knew what she was doing and was able to make things happen. ”
The hearing will have a twist: Man accused of killing hortmans and injuring another Democrat and his wife Appeared in a short courthouse On Friday, he faces charges against what Minnesota’s top prosecutor calls a “political assassination.” Vance Boerter from Green Isle, 57 years old; He surrendered near his house The night of June 15th after the officials called The biggest search in Minnesota history.
An unshaved boelter was brought to wear a green padded suicide prevention suit and orange slippers. Federal defender Manny Atwal asked Magistrate Judge Douglas Miko to continue the hearing until Thursday. She said Bolter was deprived of sleep during suicide monitoring at the Sherburn County Jail, which made it difficult to communicate with him as a result.
“Your honor, I really wasn’t sleeping in 12-14 days,” Belter told the judge. And he denied that it was a suicide. “I’ve never committed suicide and I’ve not committed suicide now.”
Atwal told the court that since he was transferred to prison after appearing in the first court on June 16, Bolter had been in what is called a “gumbie suit” without underwear.
The lawyer instead moved him to separation, gave him a regular prison uniform, got him some sleep, restored dignity, and said he could communicate better. The judge agreed.
Prosecutors did not oppose the delay and said they were concerned about the situation at the prison.
Joseph Thompson, a Minnesota representative, later told reporters that he didn’t think Belter had tried to commit suicide.
The case continues: Belter did not enter the plea. The prosecutor must first secure a charge of a major ju trial before his arrest, which is when the suit is normally entered.
Police video shows a louder outside the Hortman home, catching the sound of a shooting, according to a federal complaint. And the security video shows Bolter approaching the front door of the house of two other lawmakers who dressed the police officers.
His lawyers declined to comment on charges that could result in the federal death penalty. Thompson said last week that no decisions were made. Minnesota abolished the death penalty in 1911. The Death Penalty Information Center says federal death penalty cases are the best in modern Minnesota that it can convey.
Bolter also faces separate murders and attempted murders in state courts where county prosecutors can carry their lives without parole, assuming they will get their charges for first-degree murder. However, federal authorities will use their power to try Belter first.
Other victims and target claims: Authorities say Boerter shot and injured Democrats Senator John Hoffman, And his wife, Yvette, at Champlin’s home, before shooting Hortmann at his home in the northern Minneapolis suburbs of Brooklyn Park a few miles away.
Federal prosecutors claim that Bolter was also stopped at the two of them. Other Democrats. Prosecutors say he has listed it Dozens of other Democrats as potential targets; include Officials from other states. A friend described Bolter as an evangelical Christian Political conservative views. However, prosecutors have so far refused to speculate on their motives.
