firearms violations
Coverage of firearms violations in the Nexus archive.
- Vance Boelter pleads guilty to Minnesota legislator shootings
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to federal charges for the killings of Melissa Hortman and her husband, admitting to targeting four Minnesota legislators' homes while disguised as a police officer. He faces two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years, with the Justice Department declining to seek the death penalty.
- Prosecutors take death penalty off the table for man charged in Minnesota lawmaker shootings
The Justice Department will not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter, accused of murdering Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband, as the charges may not meet federal capital punishment criteria. Boelter faces federal stalking, murder, and firearms charges, while Minnesota has no state death penalty.
- FBI seeks information in case involving drug and firearms charges
The FBI is seeking public information for an investigation into a Kansas man charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The case involves drug and firearms charges against the individual.