Nov. 1—BRAINERD — Law enforcement officers arrested a 35-year-old Brainerd man Friday, Nov. 1, as a suspect in a shooting and for allegedly kidnapping five people from a home northeast of Brainerd.
At approximately 1:50 a.m., Crow Wing County sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting on Loerch Road in Maple Grove Township, east of Brainerd. Officers arrived on scene and found an adult male deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Lyle Maske, 62, Brainerd.
Investigators identified Chad Aanerud as the suspect in the shooting. Aanerud allegedly took five individuals against their will from a residence in the 15000 block of Loerch Road and left the scene in a white 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The sheriff’s office said it believed the shooting and apparent kidnapping were related incidents.
Those taken against their will were a 33-year-old woman and four youths aged 14, 11, 7 and 3.
An Amber Alert was sent out around 6:30 am on Friday with information about the suspect and the vehicle.
At approximately 7:15 a.m., the vehicle was located and stopped by Morrison County police. Aanerud was taken into custody and the five people were found inside the vehicle unharmed.
“This is an active investigation and more details will be released as they become known,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
