BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) – The Becker Couty Attorney’s Office is asking the judge for a few “unique” requests in the trial of a Minnesota state senator. Sen. Nicole Mitchell was arrested in April after breaking into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. Mitchell initially posted a statement to social media saying she went to check on the 74-year-old and startled her. This happened around 4:30 in the morning.