A warrant filed in Clay County court said Isaac Arndt initially claimed he had been attacked by another man in Moorhead's Gooseberry Park before admitting to the murder of Jaelyn Walker.
Moorhead police confirmed the female's body was discovered early Tuesday, Aug. 20, by officers who were looking for her. Isaac Arndt, 18, could face a murder charge.
The Moorhead Police Department was the first of more than 40 in the state to withdraw officers from schools amid worry about a change to the definition of "reasonable force" in schools.
Shrouded in mystery, the death of Tommy Bearson, of Sartell, Minnesota, by homicidal violence in September 2014 is still being actively investigated, according to Moorhead police.