A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another is now facing new and upgraded state charges.

A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and her husband has now been indicted on fresh charges, prosecutors announced Thursday. The big picture: The new state charges against Vance Luther Boelter come after the 58-year-old pleaded not guilty in federal court last week in connection with the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband,

The alleged shooter of a Minnesota state lawmaker, her husband, their dog, and others, has been indicted on eight state charges, the county attorney announced.

When Vance Boelter was arraigned on June 16, prosecutors released a letter they say he wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel admitting to the murders.

Either Boelter is mentally incompetent or perhaps he is propagating propaganda that will justify and even valorize his evil act.