Boelter Held Without Bail/”Looking Forward to Court”

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A federal judge has ruled that Vance Boelter will remain in custody without bail ahead of his trial for the murder and attempted murder of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Boelter appeared in court Thursday, facing charges that he fatally shot State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, during an attack on June 14th.

Boelter waived his right to a detention hearing, where prosecutors would have presented key evidence in the case, and told the judge he was “looking forward to court.”

Boelter has been held at the Sherburne County Jail since his June 15th arrest, which followed a widespread manhunt.

His bail is now officially set at $5 million—but he told the judge he can’t afford to pay it.