THE ULTIMATE KINSLEY GAFFE: Democratic Minnesota Senator Nicole Mitchell arrested on suspicion of burglary.

Mitchell was arrested Monday morning in Detroit Lakes, Minn., for alleged burglary. The jail roster with the Becker County Sheriff’s Office indicates that Mitchell has been arrested for a first-degree burglary offense.

According to an official with the Detroit Lakes Police Department, a homeowner in the city called 911 at 4:45 a.m. Monday morning after discovering a person in their residence. Responding officers found the alleged burglar, made an arrest, and transported that person to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office. A jail official told Alpha News that Mitchell was still in custody as of early Monday afternoon.

Local news outlets in the Detroit Lakes area were the first to break the news of Mitchell’s arrest.

“Knowing very few details at this time, I am shocked by the news of Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s arrest for first-degree burglary. The public expects legislators to meet a high standard of conduct. As information comes out, we expect the consequences to meet the actions, both in the court of law, and in her role at the legislature,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, said in a statement.

“Think of the Democratic Party as what it really is: a criminal organization masquerading as a political party,” Michael Walsh likes to say. Somebody appears to be taking that meme far too literally.

UPDATE: MN Dem State Senator Burgled Stepmom’s Home to Steal Father’s Effects. “So this was intentional and malicious,” former Minnesota resident Ed Morrissey writes. “Still, that’s not quite enough for first-degree burglary in Minnesota, as I noted yesterday. That usually applies when the burglar has a weapon or commits an assault. The indictment should be very, very interesting in this case. Stay tuned. Also: Democrats only had a one-seat majority in the state Senate. Mitchell’s sudden unavailability throws a wrench into their legislative agenda. That’s also worth watching.”