Minnesota Sen. Justin Eichorn’s wife was arrested last week for a minor S3X sting, who was filed for divorce the same day and was charged with additional charges.
Northern News reported that Brittany Eichorn shared four children with Justin Eichorn, 40, who filed a petition for devastating charges on Monday, March 24.
Eichorn was still in custody when he allegedly arranged to meet a girl he believed to be 17 years old after police arrested him in Bloomington.
The Republican senator’s plan to resign on Thursday, March 20 was on Monday, March 24 after prosecutors slapped the shamed senator on further charges.
He was accused of arranging with a Grand Rapids woman to retrieve a computer and other items from a St. Paul apartment, living alone in a legislative session before the FBI raid.
Prosecutors said FBI agents found pistols and ammunition in red bags while searching the apartment on March 21, court documents show.
FBI agents found pistols and ammunition in red bags while searching the apartment on March 21, according to court documents.
Eichorn was scheduled to move to a halfway house, but federal prosecutors believe he should be in jail because he is a plane risk and his release will pose danger to the public.
Prosecutors said in the motion that the former senator arranged for a Grand Rapids woman (which was identified as a personal A but described as a close colleague) to retrieve a computer and other items from the apartment.
He and the woman were both warned that his prison phone was not private and would be recorded.
“Eichorn’s actions proved willingness to cover up important facts with the court and at the expense of public safety,” the prosecutor wrote.
They added that “the more worrying is… the possibility of Ecoen lying” in order to clear the apartment before law enforcement arrives.
Prosecutors said in the motion that when the woman arrived at the apartment Friday morning, FBI agents had secured it for evidence.
The woman reportedly asked to retrieve the computer she said was a request denied by the agent.
After leaving, a broker called her and asked her to return to the interview, which she refused, prosecutors said.
“We can’t let these people leave the prison and continue to repeat the same crimes,” Bloomington Police Chief Hodges said in a press conference Monday.
Eichorn, who was first elected in Minnesota in 2016, was arrested as part of a stinging operation of 13 men detained since early this month.
He was accused in federal court last week of attempting to coerce and seduce minors and made his first appearance on Thursday.
He is expected to return to court for a preliminary trial on Wednesday, March 26.
