A dozen felony charges were filed Monday against a Brainerd man who is accused of a violent crime spree Friday that set off a statewide Amber Alert after he killed a man, burned a house down and kidnapped at gunpoint a pregnant woman and her four children who were safely recovered.

A Brainerd man is facing a dozen felony charges, including murder, sexual assault, arson and kidnapping, in connection with a horrifying incident that triggered a statewide Amber Alert early Friday.

Chad Aanerud, 35, faces two counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, four counts of kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree arson and one count of theft.

Chad Aaron Aanerud, 35, faces a dozen charges, including murder, kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct after an alleged abduction last week in Brainerd.

BRAINERD, Minn. (KFGO/WCCO) — A Brainerd man faces a list of charges, including murder, kidnapping and arson, after a crime spree that prompted an AMBER Alert last week.

Chad Aanerud, 35, was charged Monday in Crow Wing County District Court with 12 criminal counts, including second-degree murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, arson and assault with a dangerous weapon.

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reported it believed the shooting death and the apparent abduction are related incidents.

Aanerud faces over a dozen charges, including two counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, five counts of kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree arson and one count of theft.

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reported it believed the shooting death and the apparent abduction are related incidents.