ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked the release of a former Minnesota state senator charged with soliciting a minor, after prosecutors leveled fresh allegations that he tried to obstruct the FBI’s investigation from jail. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins ruled that Justin Eichorn should remain jailed instead of being released to a halfway house on Tuesday…
GREENBUSH, MN — A Greenbush, Minnesota school custodian has been arrested for trying to set up a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old girl. Authorities say 34-year-old Anthony Brazier was actually talking to an undercover officer on Facebook. After two days of conversation involving explicit, sexual acts, Brazier agreed to meet with the “teen” at the Greenbush school. Officers placed him under…
FARGO, ND – A Fargo man faces a felony charge for agreeing to have sex with a minor in a sting conducted by the state human trafficking task force, Homeland Security, North Dakota BCI and Metro Street Crimes Unit. Police say 42-year-old Wade Pfarr agreed to pay for sex with an underage girl, not realizing that the he was communicating with…
MOORHEAD – A Fargo businessman is accused of trying to hire a minor for sex in Moorhead. Court documents say 60-year-old Alan Stokke arranged to have sex with an officer who posed as a 16-year-old girl on Backpage.com. The complaint says a meeting was set up in Woodlawn Park last Friday. When police confronted Stokke, he admitted he was…
