Boelter set to change his plea from not guilty to guilty, according to federal court documents
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — Federal court documents show Vance Boelter intends to change his plea to guilty after initially pleading not guilty.
Documents show Boelter’s counsel is requesting a change-of-plea hearing after federal prosecutors recently chose not to seek the death penalty.
The change of plea hearing is set for 10 a.m. on Thursday at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis.
Boelter is accused of shooting and killing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman in their Brooklyn Park home, as well as shooting and injuring Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette in their Champlin home on June 14, 2025.
Prosecutors also allege that same morning he stopped at the Maple Grove home of Rep. Kristin Bahner while she and her family were out of town, then drove to the New Hope home of Sen. Ann Rest.
A federal grand jury indicted Boelter on six counts.
In state court, a grand jury indicted him last August on multiple charges.
