This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A Democrat lawmaker in the state of Minnesota is keeping her word.
But that's really not as good as it sounds, as she's keeping her word to resign after she was convicted of burglary.
The Liberty Daily confirmed it is state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, who has released her plans to walk away from her public duties following her conviction by a jury.
Mitchell's lawyers, in a statement, said she wants to wrap up "outstanding legislative projects" and then will resign no later than Aug. 4.
She had been convicted by a jury of burglary for breaking into her stepmother's house.
Her lawyers said, "Senator Mitchell's constituents deserve for her legislative projects to be finalized or ready to hand off to her successor before she resigns."
The report explained Mitchell was arrested in April 2024 when Carol Mitchell, her estranged stepmother, called police to report a break-in.
"At the time, Detroit Lakes police found Mitchell in her stepmother's basement dressed in all black and carrying a flashlight covered with a black sock, Fox 9 reported," according to the report.
Erin Murphy, the Democrat leader in the state Senate, confirmed Mitchell has promised she would step down in convicted.
She had been under pressure from fellow lawmakers to leave.
"Mitchell, a meteorologist and Air Force officer, currently represents the Minnesota Senate's 47th district, and was first elected in 2022," the report said.
Broadcaster KSTP reported Mitchell was convicted on two felony charges, and Becker County Judge Michael D. Fritz will decide Mitchell's punishment on Sept. 10.
At the time of her arrest, Mitchell claimed to police she was in the home in order to retrieve some of her late father's belongings.
Later, at trial, she claimed to the jury she was checking on her stepmother, who has Alzheimer's.
She could face up to 20 years in prison for first-degree burglary.
