Bail set at $1 million after knife murder of 14-year-old girl

(KFGO) – Bail has been set at $1 million for the man accused of killing a 14-year-old girl and leaving her body near the river in Moorhead last week. Isaac Arndt, 18, made his first court appearance in Moorhead. He was arrested in Fargo on murder charges.

He faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of 14-year-old Jaelyn Walker.
IN MINNESOTA, A CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT AFTER AN INJURY BY A GRAND JURY.
WALKER WOULD HAVE STARTED SCHOOL AS A FRESHMAN THIS WEEK. COURT DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED THAT ARNDT ADMITTED TO POLICE THAT HE STABBED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND 13 TIMES.

HE FIRST CLAIMED THEY WERE CHASED IN GOOSEBERRY PARK. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, ARNDT ADMITTED TO SLITTING WALKER'S THROAT, HUGGING HER, STABING HER IN THE BACK AGAIN, AND THROWING HER BODY TO THE RIVER BEFORE LEAVING THE SCENE.