A Fridley man is now charged with murder after his mother was found beaten to death inside their home in spring 2023.

Jake Arnold Ladwig, 23, was charged in Anoka County District Court with second-degree murder without intent and third-degree assault, according to a complaint filed earlier this week.

Prosecutors allege Ladwig fatally assaulted his mother, 55-year-old Gara Lee Ladwig, then left her body on the kitchen floor for two days before it was discovered.

Fridley police responded to the home on Ben More Drive Northeast around 6:40 p.m. on May 30, 2023, after a personal care attendant arrived for a scheduled visit with Ladwig and found his mother unresponsive. According to the complaint, she was lying in a pool of blood, her face appeared deformed and her body was covered in bruises. Emergency responders confirmed she was deceased.