Vance Boelter's plea Thursday in federal court won't impact the state charges that were filed against him.

Mr. Boelter will sit in a Hennepin County courtroom and be held accountable for his actions, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a statement. We are in contact with the U.S. Attorney’s Office about transferring Mr. Boelter into our custody.

Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to two counts of murder, two counts of discharging a firearm relating to a crime of violence and two counts of stalking. He previously pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, but two days later, the Justice Department said it wouldn't seek the death penalty; Boelter updated his plea.

Boelter was indicted by a grand jury in August 2025 on multiple state charges, including first-degree premeditated murder in the deaths of Melissa and Mark Hortman and attempted first-degree murder in the shootings of John Hoffman, Yvette Hoffman and Hope Hoffman.