Feds: Assassin Vance Boelter went to four Minnesota lawmakers' homes originally appeared on Bring Me The News. In a chilling development, federal charges filed against Vance Boelter allege the assassin went to two other Minnesota lawmakers homes the night he shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife and murdered Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.

St. Cloud State graduate Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon. He is assigned a public defender, citing financial woes.

Jail records indicate a federal charge against Boelter, which could keep him in custody, even if he could post bail.

The man suspected of shooting and killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting and wounding a second lawmaker and his wife is due in court.

New details about Vance Boelter, accused of fatally shooting a state lawmaker and her husband, were revealed in court documents.

Authorities arrested and charged Vance Boelter on Sunday night after he allegedly shot and killed House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home and shot and seriously injured state Sen.

Hennepin County's chief prosecutor, Mary Moriarty, said at a news conference on Monday (June 16) that her office would seek first-degree murder charges against Vance Boelter, a man accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker while posing as a police officer.

Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of killing Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The Hennepin County Attorney said Monday that her office intends to pursue first-degree murder charges against him as well.