Authorities have filed charges against an Emmetsburg man in connection with a 2020 murder in rural Palo Alto County. Brice Patrick Colling has been charged with first-degree murder in the case. He was arrested Monday evening by the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office and agents of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The 22-year-old is among three individuals believed to have participated in the murder of Rollin "RJ" Bontrager in July of 2020.