The felony case could threaten the DFL senator’s career and the political balance of the Minnesota Senate, which her party controls by a single vote.

Jurors have found Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty on both charges in her burglary trial.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a Minnesota senator accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s home following closing arguments in the case. The Becker County jury must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Sen. Nicole Mitchell entered her stepmother’s house with the intent to commit a crime.