BRAINERD — Jorden Nicole Borders, the 34-year-old Crosslake woman found guilty of torturing her three children, was sentenced to 468 months in prison Thursday, Aug. 7, in Crow Wing County District Court.

Borders was found guilty June 5 by Judge Patricia Aanes on all 11 counts in which she was charged — one count of first-degree attempted murder, three counts of child torture, three counts of stalking and four counts of theft of medical costs.

About 50 people filled the gallery Thursday as Borders was brought into the courtroom in chains, wearing jail blues, and took a seat next to her attorney, Mark Hansen. She displayed no outward emotion during sentencing.

Both prosecuting attorneys, Dominika Kins and Mary Russell of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, were present in the courtro

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