Minnesota man who killed Democratic lawmaker sentenced to life in US prison
- Judge says that long sentence is merited for slaying of state Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
- A man who pleaded guilty to assassinating a top Democratic lawmaker in the state of Minnesota has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison, in a case that underscored growing concerns over political violence in the United States.
- Vance Boelter, who pleaded guilty in June to the slaying of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, was sentenced on Thursday.
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- Judge says that long sentence is merited for slaying of state Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
- A man who pleaded guilty to assassinating a top Democratic lawmaker in the state of Minnesota has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison, in a case that underscored growing concerns over political violence in the United States.
- Vance Boelter, who pleaded guilty in June to the slaying of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, was sentenced on Thursday.
Sources: Al Jazeera