DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – After three days of testimony, a Becker County jury found Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two felony burglary charges. The courtroom was silent as Judge Michael Fritz read the verdict. Mitchell, a DFL lawmaker from Woodbury, was found guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools.

A Minnesota state senator will resign from office from her seat after she was found guilty Friday of burglarizing her stepmother's home, her attorney said in a statement.

Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Woodbury Democrat who was found guilty of first-degree burglary, will resign from the Minnesota Senate, her attorney said.