Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn, a co-author of a bill to classify ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as an official mental illness, was arrested Monday for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution. All of that happened hours apart. I’m sure Q will pounce on this news.
Eichorn was arrested after Bloomington Police led the 40-year-old Republican to believe he was talking to a 16-year-old girl and then met the senator and arrested him Monday, Minnesota Reformer reports.
Senate Republicans have called for Eichorn’s resignation.
“We are shocked by these reports, and this alleged conduct demands an immediate resignation. Justin has a difficult road ahead and he needs to focus on his family,” Senate Republicans said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Police say they saw Eichorn arriving in the area by pick-up truck and arrested him without incident outside his vehicle.
Eichorn was booked into the Bloomington Police Department jail and will be transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center, the release said. Felony charges of soliciting a minor to practice prostitution are pending, Bloomington police said.
