'The stuff of nightmares': U.S. attorney announces charges against 'political assassination' suspect

Government

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Joseph Thompson said Vance Boelter arrived at the Champlin home of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, in a black SUV with emergency lights turned on and a license plate that read "police." Boelter was allegedly disguised as a police officer and dressed in a black tactical vest and body armor. Thompson said he was carrying a flashlight and a handgun and wearing a "hyper realistic" silicone mask. "Sen. Hoffman had a security