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 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 Minnesota BCA has posted an AMBER Alert for a pregnant Crow Wing County woman and her four children after they were reportedly abducted at gunpoint early Friday morning

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

Prosecutors in Crow Wing County filed charges against 35-year-old Chad Aanerud on Monday. Aanerud was arrested Friday morning after allegedly abducting a pregnant woman and her four children at gunpoint.