Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter's alleged plan to kill more politicians on his target list was foiled by a police sergeant's proactive hunch.

St. Cloud State graduate Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon. He is assigned a public defender, citing financial woes.

Budzinski said her name was included in notes left behind by Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing a Minnesota lawmaker and injuring another.

Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and injuring another couple, planned the attacks for months and had dozens of apparent targets, prosecutors said Monday.

Suspect's vehicle found in Sibley County as search intensifies for Vance Luther Boelter, wanted in connection with fatal shooting of Minnesota lawmakers in targeted attack.

Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot to death at their home early Saturday morning by a man disguised as police, officials said.

After a 43-hour search, Vance Boelter was arrested in rural Sibley County and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.