CASE 0:25-mj-00376-JFD
Doc. 1 Filed 06/15/25
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fear of the death of and serious bodily injury to that person, that person’s spouse, and that person’s immediate family member, and in the course of engaging in such conduct caused permanent disfigurement and life threatening bodily injury to that person and that person’s spouse, to wit, BOELTER used a GPS navigation system, interstate wires, and the Internet to plan and carry out the stalking, shooting, and attempted killing of John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman in Champlin, Minnesota, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261A(2)(A) and 2261(b)(2).
COUNT THREE
(Murder of Melissa Hortman Through Use of a Firearm)
On or about June 14, 2025, in the State and District of Minnesota and elsewhere, VANCE LUTHER BOELTER, the defendant, during and in relation to a crime of violence for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, the stalking offense charged in Count One, knowingly used and carried a firearm, and in furtherance of such crimes, possessed a firearm, and in the course of that crime caused the death of a person through the use of a firearm, which killing is murder as defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1111(a), to wit, BOELTER shot and killed Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(j).
COUNT FOUR
(Murder of Mark Hortman Through Use of a Firearm)
On or about June 14, 2025, in the State and District of Minnesota and elsewhere, VANCE LUTHER BOELTER, the defendant, during and in relation to a crime of violence for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, the stalking offense charged in Count One, knowingly used and carried a firearm, and in furtherance of such crimes, possessed a firearm, and in the course of that crime caused the death of a person through the use of a firearm, which killing is murder as defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1111(a), to wit, BOELTER shot and killed Mark Hortman in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(j).
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