The number of threats against people who work in and around the Minnesota State Capitol more than doubled over the last year, a state law enforcement official told a panel of lawmakers Monday.

Lt. Col. Jeremy Geiger of the Minnesota State Patrol, who oversees Capitol security, said the agency investigated 19 threats against state agency commissioners, lawmakers and the governor's office in 2024. But this year, there have been 50 threats, and 13 of them are being referred for criminal charges.

Several are still under investigation.

In response, the State Patrol is elevating a trooper to a "threat investigator" within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to work as a liaison to Capitol security.

"The reason for that is what we've talked about in past committee hearings, [which] is the ris

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