By: Taylor Bowden / Assistant News Director

A homicide case in Big Lake is coming to a close after a court appearance on Monday.

According to a Sherburne County press release, Big Lake Police and Sherburne County Sheriffs received a call on July 23rd from a man saying that his adult son had indicated he had just killed his mother.

A Sherburne County grand jury has now indicted 20-year-old Eric Jordahl who now faces first-degree murder charges after the killing of his mother, 62-year-old Rosalie Ellen Johnson.

Jordahl is charged with one count of premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.

During an indictment appearance the judge set Jordahl’s bail to $3 million without conditions or $2 million with several conditions, including GPS monitoring.

His next court appearance is set for Sept. 23 at 3:45 p.m.