A St. Joseph man accused of killing his 77-year-old grandmother appeared in court Tuesday morning for an arraignment.

28-year-old Robert Forrester was charged Friday with a felony of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Beverly Forrester.

As we previously reported, officers responded to a home on Yale St. Thursday evening in reference to a disturbance call and found Beverly dead. Court documents stated Robert was also found in the home with what appeared to be blood on his person.

Robert appeared before Judge Rebecca Spencer Tuesday.  Robert will apply for a public defender. A preliminary hearing has been set for Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. He remains behind bars in the Buchanan County Jail without bail.