Murder charges were filed Tuesday against a Paynesville, Minn., man and his son in the shooting death of a special education teacher at a rural Burbank home over the weekend.
Delbert Huber, 81, and his 45-year-old son, Timothy, are each charged with one count of second-degree murder. Tim Huber is also charged with aiding an offender.
According to the criminal complaint, Delbert Huber shot and killed 43-year-old Tim Larson over $50 and some missing tractor parts.
Kandiyohi County Attorney Jenna Fischer said it seems the men ' laid in wait for him -- with a gun -- and shot him when he returned."
Delbert Huber called 911 at 7:22 p.m. on Saturday to say he had shot and killed a man at a home on the 28000 block of 44th Street NE earlier that day.
Kandiyohi County deputies arrived to find Larson dead of a gunshot wound 12 hours after he had been killed.
According to the criminal complaint, Huber told officers that there had been an argument on Oct. 7 over whether the Hubers had been hired by Larson’s father, Norman, to do some chores while he attended an out-of-town wedding.
Larson, who was staying at the home through the weekend to go hunting, had become upset on Friday after he found the Hubers’ tractors and machinery on the property. He ordered them to move all of the machinery off the property and come back Monday, when he would be gone. The duo did so, finishing the task at 1 a.m.
Delbert Huber also told deputies $50 was missing from his son’s wallet and some tractor parts were missing. He said he believed Larson was somehow responsible for this, but investigators said they found no evidence to support that claim.
On Saturday morning, the upset father duo drove back to the property at 7 a.m. to “do some chores” despite being told not to return to the property. Delbert Huber brought along his oiled and cleaned 303 British Enfield rifle, saying they had to “defend themselves.” He told his son he was sick of “our stuff getting busted up” and felt Larson was responsible. Delbert Huber admitted he was "mad" about having to move everything and wanted to confront Larson about the missing parts and money.
While Timothy Huber was in a barn feeding animals, Delbert Huber confronted Larson at the entrance of the driveway, according to the complaint. Larson was unarmed.
Huber told police that during the argument, he fetched the gun from his son's car and he chambered a round on the spot, thinking he could scare Larson into giving back the money.
Then, Huber pointed the gun at Larson and shot him. Huber told officer that Larson was "dead right away" and didn't move from where he lay.
Around 7 p.m. Saturday night, Delbert Huber called 911 to report the shooting while Timothy Huber went back to work on the farm. Both were arrested when deputies arrived and booked into the Kandiyohi County Jail.
When Timothy Huber was interviewed on Oct. 9, he admitted that his father had told him to position the car in the Larson driveway so that it was pointed toward the road, and said his father had never brought a gun into the car until the day of the shooting.
Investigators said Timothy Huber told them he was on his way to the barn when he heard Larson arrive and say, "You aren't supposed to be out here." When he heard gunfire, Timothy Hubor ran out of the barn and his father said, "That's it," before telling him to go finish the chores.

Timothy Larson taught special education at Middle School West in Albertville, where he was well-respected and carried a case load of about 14 students.

Larson is survived by a wife and two children.

Bail for Delbert Huber is set at $5 million. Bail for Timothy Huber is set at $1 million without conditions.
The Hubers first court appearance was an odd one. Delbert Huber had to use a walker to enter the courtroom and use headphones to hear the judge, who was about 12 feet away. His son appeared to have some kind of mental disability that prevented him from understanding what the judge said, and frequently asked her to repeat herself. Yet, officials wonder if all of that was just an act since he was very coherant in his interviews with investigators.
The Hubers’ next court appearance is set for Oct. 24, but Fischer said she hopes to take the case to a grand jury once the investigation is complete to try to get a first-degree murder indictment.