Jaelyn Walker (Contributed)
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Moorhead police say 14-year-old Jaelyn Walker of Moorhead was the victim of a homicide early Tuesday morning.
Walker was reported missing Monday evening and her body was found near the river in the area of Elm Street and 6th Avenue S. A preliminary autopsy report says Walker died from multiple stab wounds.
Isaac Arndt, 18, of Fargo, was arrested for her murder Tuesday.
According to prosecutors, Arndt arrived at the Clay County Law Enforcement Center late Monday night to report an assault. He told police that he was with Walker at Gooseberry Park when he was assaulted by a man.
While talking to detectives, he admitted he and the victim had recently ended a romantic relationship.
Arndt said he and Walker got into an argument. He said Walker started to hit and kick him. He pulled a knife out of his pocket and started to “slash” at Walker, stabbing her about 13 times.
Arndt told investigators that after stabbing Walker several times, he cut her throat, gave her a hug, stabbed her one more time in the back and dragged her body to the river before fleeing.
Arndt said he went to his apartment in Fargo, where he cleaned up and washed his clothing which was covered in blood. A search warrant was executed, and officers found socks and a towel with red stains in a kitchen cupboard.
Investigators are still asking for the public’s help in finding a Samsung Galaxy phone in an orange phone case believed to be in the Jefferson or Carl Ben Eielson School neighborhoods in Fargo.
Anyone with information should call Red River Regional Dispatch.
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