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Minnesota Senate candidate convicted for throwing tarantula at tenant

Ellsworth Toohey
Apr 20, 2026
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U.S. Senate candidate Marisa Simonetti found guilty of assault

When a basement tenant in Edina, Minnesota, suggested calling pest control for the “large spiders” in the house, her host — Marisa Simonetti, who is currently running for U.S. Senate — did not call pest control. She bought a tarantula.

The tenant, cramming for her bar exam, called 911 twice on…

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