Marisa Simonetti Sentenced to 90 Days in Workhouse for Tarantula Tossing
A judge imposed a short jail term plus two years of supervised probation to enforce counseling, no-contact orders and victim protections tied to the 2024 incident.
Overview
- A Hennepin County judge on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, ordered Simonetti to serve 90 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse and stayed an additional 364-day sentence for two years if she follows probation rules.
- Simonetti was convicted of causing substantial emotional distress and misdemeanor domestic assault for the June 21, 2024 incident, while a separate misdemeanor domestic assault sentence was not pronounced and disorderly conduct was resolved without formal adjudication.
- Video and court records from the June 2024 episode show Simonetti banging pots, cutting internet, and throwing a live tarantula plus pins, tacks and other items down a stairwell toward a tenant who made repeated 911 calls.
- Her sentence includes two years of supervised probation with mandatory domestic-abuse counseling and a mental-health evaluation, no-contact and stay-away orders, a firearms ban, a required apology letter, and $1,078 in fines and fees.
- The episode cost Simonetti a local Republican endorsement and likely shaped earlier election results, and at least one outlet reports she is running for U.S. Senate as an independent, a claim in the coverage that is reported but not fully corroborated.