After a 43-hour manhunt and intense search, authorities arrested a Minnesota man accused of shooting two state Democratic lawmakers and their spouses. Vance Boelter, 57, now faces both federal and state charges in connection with the killings of Melissa Hortman and her husband,

A viral post from a right-leaning social media user falsely identified a Houston man, notably the husband of a Democratic leader, as the suspect in a politically motivated shooting that left two Minnesota lawmakers dead and two others wounded.

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

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.

The man suspected of shooting and killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting and wounding a second lawmaker and his wife is due in court.

The suspect built a scattered career ranging from food to retailing to private security to pastoring, public records and his online postings show.

He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.

Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories and Wisconsin legislators are seeking added security for a session this week after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend in what Gov.