We are pleading & demanding that the State of Minnesota/ Clay County Prosecutors add the charge of ‘1st Degree Murder’ besides the ‘2nd Degree Murder with Intent’ charge against Isaac Arndt, for the brutal and what we believe was premeditated murder of 14 year old, Jaelyn Walker.  We want a jury of our peers to decide if Jaelyn’s murder was ‘1st Degree or 2nd Degree Murder’.  The statements out of his own mouth on how he stabbed her & killed her show that he had plenty of time to rethink what he was doing to Jaelyn and to stop & get her help; yet he chose to continue with killing Jaelyn.  We believe that this is ‘1st Degree Premeditated Murder’; not only by his own admission as to what he says he did, but also the fact that Isaac contacted her several times throughout the day wanting her to meet him, and only after many calls to her asking her to meet up did Jaelyn finally give in and agree to meet him.  He clearly had something planned for why he hounded her to meet him, along with him choosing to have a knife in his pocket at the time of meeting up; not a 'pocket or hunting knife', but a 'KITCHEN KNIFE'!  No 18 year old man in their right mind would think to pull out a knife from his pocket to ‘defend’ himself from so called ‘kicks/hits/slaps’ from a 14 year old girl; let alone then choose to ‘slash’ her at least 13 times before then choosing to ‘take a break’ and then realized that Jaelyn was ‘suffering’ and then choose to slice her throat, then give her a hug, and then stab her 1 more time in the back! 
 It is an insult to Jaelyn, her family, friends, and the public to see the prosecutors only charge her murderer with ‘2nd Degree Murder with Intent’, when it couldn’t be more obvious that this was premeditated ‘1st Degree Murder’.  You are supposed to hold people accountable and protect the public; and ‘2nd Degree with Intent’ doesn’t do either of your duties.  Isaac would still be ‘young’ when he would be eligible to be released if only convicted of ‘2nd Degree Murder with Intent’; considering the max sentence for that is only 40 years and if he serves 2/3’s of it (around 26.6 years) then that would put him at roughly 44/45 years old when he would likely be eligible to be released.  Yet according to the statistics of what the average sentence is for 2nd Degree Murder is actually 16 years; which would put him away for roughly 10 years before possible parole if he was to get the statistical average!  Either of these options or anything in between would still not be good enough! He would still be young enough to have kids, family, job, homes, life, etc, no matter if he even were to get the max sentence under ‘2nd Degree Murder with Intent’.  However, Jaelyn would have been roughly 40 years old if her killer gets the max and gets early release, yet Jaelyn doesn’t get to come back to life at 40 years old; she doesn’t get to have kids, get married, have a career, buy a home, or just be able to live......so why should her murderer get any chance of any of that? I mean he already gets to live and breathe and Jaelyn doesn’t ever get to do that again; so he already has more than she ever will get and that’s more then he deserves already.  If at 18 years old his thinking of what he should do when a teenage girl ‘hits’ him is to pull out a knife and stab her to death; then what in the world do you think his ‘reaction’ is going to be the next time a girl ‘hits’ him, or he gets into a disagreement with someone after he would have spent years in prison with other criminals?  It’s a no brainer; he is a danger to the public if he was to ever be released! 
 Not counting the fact that he admitted to being in a relationship with her which should also be considered statutory rape on top of it.  The State of Minnesota along with Clay County need to quit being so weak on how they charge these punks and start charging people the correct way.  Allow our Justice System to work the right way by allowing a jury of our peers to decide what is the right charge/sentence; versus limiting the sentence/charges because of race/political motivation/etc.  If a jury agrees that it’s ‘1st Degree Murder’ then that would be ideal; however if a jury only finds him guilty for ‘2nd Degree Murder with Intent then that would be disheartening, yet at the same time at least we all know that the State/County did what they could and it was up to the jury and at least they tried.  Fargo/Moorhead has been destroyed in the last 10+ years because of this kind of handling on crimes.  Make Fargo/Moorhead safe again and show people that this type of crap will not ever be tolerated in our cities & state! 

*We also understand that to add the charge, that it would need to be put in front of a Grand Jury for the 'okay' to add the upgraded charge of '1st Degree Murder'. So when are you going to put it in front of a Grand Jury? Have you already put it in front of a Grand Jury; if so did they say 'yes or no'?  At a minimum, Jaelyn's family should be informed on whether or not you are putting it in front of a Grand Jury so they know you are doing everything you actually can for Justice for their daughter; not counting the public has a right to know if you have put it in front of a Grand Jury and what that outcome was.  Staying quiet or claiming it's 'out of your hands/control' is not right or correct.*
 
THE BRUTAL MURDER OF 14 YEAR OLD JAELYN WALKER BY A 18 YEAR OLD COWARD.

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 at least 13 times. 
Arndt told investigators that after stabbing Walker around 13 times, he could see her laying there suffering; so he then slit 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.  Arndt was arrested and taken to jail in Fargo.  He was extradited back to Minnesota on Friday August 23, 2024.  A judge on Monday August 26th,2024 gave him a $1 million bond.  His next court date is scheduled for September 19th, 2024. 
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.  

AFTER YOU HAVE READ WHAT HAPPENED TO JAELYN; HOW WOULD THIS NOT BE 1ST DEGREE MURDER BASED ON THE MINNESOTA STATUTE/LAW? 

609.185 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE. 

(a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of murder in the first degree and SHALL BE SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE:

(1) causes the death of a human being with premeditation and with intent to effect the death of the person or of another;

(3) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of the person or another, while committing or attempting to commit burglary, aggravated robbery, carjacking in the first or second degree, KIDNAPPING, arson in the first or second degree, a drive-by shooting, tampering with a witness in the first degree, escape from custody, or any felony violation of chapter 152 involving the unlawful sale of a controlled substance;

(5) causes the death of a minor while committing child abuse, when the perpetrator has engaged in a past pattern of child abuse upon a child and the death occurs under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life; 

(6) causes the death of a human being while committing domestic abuse, when the perpetrator has engaged in a past pattern of domestic abuse upon the victim or upon another family or household member and the death occurs under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life. 

*Any GOOD Prosecutor would be able to see how he should be charged under: 609.185 (a)(1)(3)(5)(6) at a minimum.* 

Also you could add ‘Kidnapping’ charges based on the Minnesota Statute 609.25. 

Subdivision 1.  Acts constituting.

Whoever, for any of the following purposes, confines or removes from one place to another, any person without the person’s consent or, if the person is under the age of 16 years, without the consent of the person’s parents or other legal custodian, is guilty of kidnapping and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2:  

(1) to hold for ransom or reward for release, or as shield or hostage; or 

(2) to facilitate commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or 

(3) to commit great bodily harm or to terrorize the victim or another; or 

(4) to hold in involuntary servitude.