A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another is now facing new and upgraded state charges.

It's still unclear whether accused assassin's attorney plans to pursue a mental health defense now that his not guilty plea has been made.

Vance Boelter, 57, was indicted on federal murder charges last month in the killings of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court.

Vance Boelter, the man charged in the deadly Minnesota lawmaker shootings, pleaded not guilty in federal court last week. Nicole Kettwick, an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and managing partner at Brandt Kettwick Defense,

Vance Boelter, who is accused of stalking and shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in June, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday.

Vance Boelter is facing new and upgraded state charges for killing a top Democratic Minnesota lawmaker–along with her husband–and wounding another lawmaker and his wife in their homes.