Investigators also learned that Eichorn, from his jail cell, allegedly contacted an unnamed individual to go retrieve a computer from the apartment. FBI agents secured the apartment and did not let the individual in.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant and found $1,000 cash, a handgun with ammunition, a laptop computer, a memory card and an Apple iPhone that appeared to have been reset to factory settings, which can cause content on the phone to be erased, the court filing said.
They also found several of Eichorn’s Senate business cards.
In making their request to keep Eichorn jailed, prosecutors said an unnamed woman traveled from Grand Rapids, Minn., and arrived at Eichorn’s St. Paul apartment at 10 a.m. the day after his arrest and attempted to clear out the residence before pretrial services or law enforcement could get there.
“Eichorn may be attempting to obstruct the ongoing investigation,” prosecutors argued in their filings.
Investigators also said Eichorn may attempt to victimize other minors in the community if he were set free, the filing said.