A former Minnesota state senator charged with trying to solicit a minor for prostitution and accused of attempting to obstruct the FBI's investigation from jail can be released to a halfway house pending trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins ruled that Justin Eichorn, a Republican, does not pose a risk to the community and that there were reasonable explanations for actions that federal prosecutors argued warranted keeping him in jail. But she ruled there was sufficient evidence to take the case to trial. He did not enter a plea Wednesday.
