Emergency Call Audio Released in Incident Involving Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman

Emergency Call Audio Released In Incident Involving Melissa Hortman And John Hoffman

Well, here’s a twist no one saw coming.

Newly released emergency call recordings from a mysterious incident involving Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and John Hoffman, a top Democratic state senator, are now raising more questions than answers — and, honestly, a fair bit of head-scratching.

TMZ.com obtained the 911 audio from the June 4 incident at a downtown St. Paul apartment, and it’s as tense as you’d expect. The caller, reportedly Lt. Gov. Flanagan herself, sounds distressed as she tells dispatchers, “There’s someone here that I’m scared of.” She never names the person, but urgency drips from her voice.

The dispatcher probes: “Is it someone you know?”
Flanagan replies: “Yes, but I don’t feel safe.”

That one line is doing all the heavy lifting right now.

No arrests were made, and no charges have been filed — but that hasn’t stopped the speculation machine from kicking into full gear. Still, Hortman and Hoffman have yet to publicly comment on what exactly went down that night.

In the audio, Flanagan can be heard asking for police presence to “escort someone out.” The call lasted over three minutes, according to People, and ended with officers dispatched to the scene.

What’s curious is that when law enforcement arrived, no report was filed, and there’s still no official word on whether this was a domestic dispute, a misunderstanding, or something else entirely.

Social media, of course, lit up faster than a firecracker on the Fourth of July. While many are demanding transparency, officials have remained tight-lipped.

And it’s not just the public wondering what happened. With both Hortman and Hoffman holding powerful roles in Minnesota politics, the incident is casting a long, uncomfortable shadow at the Capitol.

Flanagan’s office has not released a statement on the matter, and her spokesperson declined to elaborate further when asked by People.

Meanwhile, Hortman and Hoffman, both Democrats and long-time political allies, appear to be keeping a low profile — at least for now.

For something involving three of Minnesota’s top leaders, this has been kept surprisingly hush-hush. But with audio like this out in the open, silence may not be a sustainable strategy for long.