
The man is in a political assassination in Minnesota
A Conversation with Vance Boelter: “The enemy knows where you are,” a Minnesota man accused of sexual assault in the November 2018 presidential election
“I am very big on just telling people to be a part of the process and vote your values,” he wrote, “and be part of this adventure we are all a part of living in the United States of America.”
In November 2018, Mr. Boelter urged his followers on LinkedIn to vote in that year’s election, saying he had been to countries where people could not elect their leaders and that were “not places that anyone of us would want to live in.”
The website for Mr. Boelter had many claims about his career that could not be verified, like that he had been involved with security situations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and that he had worked for the largest U.S. oil refining company.
“There’s people, especially in America, they don’t know what sex they are,” he said. They are confused and don’t know their sexual orientation. The enemy is very far into their thought and soul.
Mr. Boelter has delivered several sermons at a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He criticized gay and transexual people in a video that was posted online.
According to the website of the company he is the chief executive of, Red Lion Group, he is focused on creating good jobs for local people.
According to state reports, he was recently the general manager of a 7-Eleven in Minneapolis and previously worked at a gas station in St. Paul. A report stated that he was an executive at an energy company.
The suspect identified by the authorities, Vance Boelter, 57, was appointed several times by Minnesota governors to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot and survived.
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The firm says it offers only armed security. “If you are looking for unarmed guards, please work with another service to meet your needs better,” the website says.
Mr. Boelter is listed as the director of security patrols on the website of Praetorian Guard Security Services, a Minnesota-based company that says it provides private patrols and uniformed security. His wife is listed as the president. The firm uses the same makes and model of vehicles many police departments use.
In an interview, Tina Smith said that the man who killed her and six other people had a target list that included her and other Democrats.
The police said that the suspect in the attacks was dressed as a police officer and went to the homes of two state lawmakers. He shot and wounded Senator Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, and fatally shot State Representative Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark. He is still on the run.
A state report in 2016 listed Mr. Boelter’s political affiliation as “none or other,” and another report in 2020 listed him as having “no party preference.” In Minnesota, voters can’t declare their political affiliation when they register.
Mark Dayton was the governor in 2016 and appointed Mr. Boelter to the board. More recently, he was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz, also a Democrat. The board has 41 members who are appointed by the governor, and its goal is to improve business development in the state.
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Drew Evans, the leader of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said it was not yet known how well the two knew each other.
The minutes from a virtual meeting that Mr. Boelter and Senator Hoffman attended in 2022, show they discussed the job market after the coronaviruses.
The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota state legislators on Saturday served on the board with one of them, according to records.
The police have said that the suspect in Saturday’s attacks, Vance Boelter, 57, disguised himself as a police officer before going to the homes of two state lawmakers in the Minneapolis suburbs.
I think the election will have a bigger impact on our country than any other election we have been apart of, or will be for years to come.