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.

According to Dallas-based Christ for the Nations Institute, Vance Boelter, 57, was part of a two-year program and graduated in 1990.

Vance Boelter charged with murder of Minnesota Rep. Hortman and her husband, and shooting Sen. Hoffman and wife.

A cryptic message sent to roommates is just one of many unanswered questions surrounding the suspect who remains at large.

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

The suspect accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and shooting another this weekend drove to the homes of at least four state politicians as part of a carefully planned attack, federal authorities said on Monday.