Boelter, 57, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder, according to the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County Court on Saturday.

Vance Luther Boelter, suspect in the Minnesota shooting of Democratic leaders, was arrested after a two-day manhunt. Is he a Trump supporter.

Law enforcement officers on Sunday night arrested Vance Boelter, who is accused of assassinating Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park as part of a larger plot to kill Democratic elected officials and other advocates of abortion rights.

Live updates: Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband assassinated; suspect Vance Boelter at large originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Melissa Hortman, the top Democratic lawmaker in the Minnesota House, was shot and killed in a suspected politically-motivated assassination along with her husband early Saturday.

Murder charges have been filed against Vance Boelter in the suspected assassination of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, with the 57-year-old also charged with the attempted murder of Sen.

Vance Boelter, suspect in the murder of a Minnesota lawmaker, led a bizarre life as a wannabe security boss, funeral worker, and preacher. His financial and mental struggles culminated in a politically charged attack.