The fate of Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, charged with burglarizing her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes last year, is now in the hands of a jury on Friday afternoon after the defense rested its case and both sides gave their closing arguments.

Mitchell faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the burglary charge and three years in prison for the burglary tools conviction.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – After three days of testimony, a Becker County jury found Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two felony burglary charges. The courtroom was silent as Judge Michael Fritz read the verdict. Mitchell, a DFL lawmaker from Woodbury, was found guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools.