MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO) - A former Minnesota state senator convicted of burglary received a stayed prison sentence on Tuesday, and will instead pay for her crimes via work release.

A judge sentenced Nicole Mitchell to 21 months in prison, stayed for five years while she is on supervised probation. The judge also ordered Mitchell to six months in jail, though she will be allowed to serve the time on work release in Ramsey County, as long as she qualifies. If she fails to do so, she'll serve her six months in jail in Becker County.

A jury found Mitchell guilty of felony first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools in July. Mitchell broke into her stepmother's Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, home in April 2024.

Mitchell's sentencing was delayed to Tuesday due to her attorney

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