A Minnesota state senator who was arrested for soliciting prostitution from a police detective posing as a 17-year-old girl made the decision to resign from his seat just before the legislative body was scheduled to vote on expelling him. Justin Eichorn, a 40-year-old married father of four and a Republican senator since 2016, appeared in federal court where he was arraigned and ordered to a halfway house until his next hearing on March 26. He will be held in jail until a spot becomes available at the halfway house and is under strict conditions, including no contact with unaccompanied minors and no leaving the state. He made no comment in court except to acknowledge he understood the charges. Eichorn’s arrest took place in Bloomington after he had been in communication for several days with what he believed was an underage girl, according to CrimeOnline. Shortly after the state filed charges against him on Wednesday, federal authorities charged him with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, and the state charges were dismissed. The federal complaint said that he showed up for his “appointment” with a condom and $129 in cash he needed to pay for the session, the Star Tribune reported. Eichorn sent a text message on March 11 to a phone number in an online ad and then arranged to meet. The undercover agent told him she was under 18, but he was not deterred. He was arrested outside his vehicle shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Eichorn and five of his senate colleagues introduced a bill to make “Trump derangement syndrome” an official mental illness in the state of Minnesota.