Charging documents shed new light on a string of violence that began Halloween night near Brainerd and left a 62-year-old man fatally shot, a home set ablaze and a mother and her four children abducted.

The suspect, Chad Aaron Aanerud, 35, of Brainerd, is now facing a dozen felony charges in connection with the crime spree including second-degree murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, arson and assault.