FBI Minneapolis Field Office
Coverage of FBI Minneapolis Field Office in the Nexus archive.
- Registered sex offender in Minneapolis pleads guilty to production of CSAM
Christopher Allan Amelsberg, a registered sex offender in Minneapolis, pleaded guilty to producing or attempting to produce child sexual assault material. He communicated with at least 12 minors from August 2023 to May 2026 and was already a registered sex offender for a prior conviction of possessing child sexual abuse material. The FBI states there may be additional victims, and the statutory minimum sentence is 25 years.
- Minnesota lawmaker attacks: Vance Boelter pleads guilty to Hortman killings, Hoffman shootings
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to murdering Melissa and Mark Hortman, shooting John and Yvette Hoffman, and attempting to shoot their daughter Hope Hoffman. He will serve two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years. Officials condemned political violence, emphasizing its threat to democracy.