Vance Boelter Faces State Court | Roanoke News

Vance Boelter, the man who pleaded guilty to federal charges for attacking a prominent Democratic lawmaker and her husband — and wounding another lawmaker and his wife — just had his first state court appearance. Facing the same serious charges that were paused during his federal case, Boelter now risks life in prison with no parole if convicted. The state charges include two counts of murder for the Hortmans, four counts of attempted murder, impersonating an officer, and animal cruelty after the family’s golden retriever was fatally injured. His next court date is set for September 2nd. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7546e28a7e079ed7