Uncle Of Ex-Minnesota Senator Charged With Soliciting Minor Says Threats Pouring Into Family Business

CBS Minnesota

March 21, 2025 / 7:52 AM CDT

Former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn is due back in court next week after being charged with soliciting sex with a minor, leading to his resignation on Thursday. Meanwhile, his family's store in Grand Rapids — Glen's Army Navy Store — is now getting threats, according to his uncle.

Rusty Eichorn told WCCO the news about his nephew is devastating, and threats to his outdoor and hunting shop are just adding insult to injury.

He says there's a perception his nephew still works there when he hasn't been an employee there since 2016. He now says the shop has been getting a number of harassing and threatening phone calls, with some serious enough that he's had to call police.

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