POWERS LAKE – Aaron Ray Larson, 40, Powers Lake, has been charged with the murder of his 45-year-old brother, Terry Larson.

According to court documents, the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Aaron Larson on Thursday and he made his initial court appearance on Friday before Judge Richard Hagar. Hagar set bond at $200,000 cash or corporate surety.

Terry Larson was found dead Monday inside a locked camper located on a property in northwest Powers Lake. A Mountrail County Sheriff’s Deputy found the body when he went to make a welfare check on Terry Larson. The body had been there for about 5 1/2 months, according to court documents.

Police interviewed Aaron Larson on Thursday at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck. Aaron Larson had been flown to the hospital on Aug. 22 and had been in an alcohol induced coma. According to the affidavit filed with the court, Aaron Larson told police that he got into a fight with his brother inside the camper last March. During the course of the fight, the gun went off and his brother was shot in the chest and dropped to the ground. Aaron told police he didn’t know what to do. He covered his brother with a blanket and put a lock on the camper about a week after his brother died. His sister told police that Aaron told her Terry left the property after a fight they had, according to the affidavit.

Aaron Larson is charged with Class A Felony murder. A preliminary hearing and arraignment is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. Nov. 5 in North Central District Court.