New Delhi, June 16 -- Vance Luther Boelter, 57, the man accused of murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, is set to appear in court Monday at 1:30 p.m. local time in Minneapolis. He faces four charges-two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder-in what authorities have called a politically motivated attack.

Vance Boelter is being held on a $5 million bond. If convicted, each charge carries a maximum sentence of up to 40 years in prison.

Boelter was arrested following a violent rampage that claimed the lives of the Hortmans and left state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, critically injured. Both are now recovering in hospital.

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