Former Sen. Nicole Mitchell sentenced to work releaseNicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (FOX 9) – Former Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months of work release on Tuesday for her burglary conviction after she broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. A jury found Mitchell guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools after a week-long trial in July. A Becker County judge handed down a 21-month stayed sentence with supervised probation for five years. The judge also ordered Mitchell to serve 180 days of work release at Ramsey County Jail. With your children and losing her job and that type of thing, so I guess there’s there’s definite repercussions here.”A special election to fill the Democrat’s seat will be held on November 4.