Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old former Minnesota lawmaker, has been arrested following a two-day manhunt that ended in Sibley County on Sunday evening. Boelter is accused of murdering former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and shooting State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. His arrest followed an extensive search that involved multiple agencies, as authorities described it as the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history. Boelter was apprehended on a property owned by Sibley County resident Kevin Effertz, who recounted to Fox News Digital that he noticed something suspicious about the man, leading to his eventual capture.
Boelter’s alleged actions were described as