(KMZA)- An Oklahoma man, charged with first degree murder for the fatal, early April shooting of a Catholic Priest, in Seneca, told law enforcement authorities "he needed to be arrested," shortly after Father Arul Carasala was shot to death.

That's according to a probable cause affidavit in support of the arrest of accused killer 66-year-old Gary Hermesch. The document was ordered released Friday by a Nemaha County District Court Judge.

Hermesch is charged for the April 3 shooting death of Father Carasala, who served as pastor of Seneca's Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

According to the affidavit, Hermesch drove to the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office following the shooting, got out of his vehicle, and told Undersheriff Bob Cross "he needed to be arrested. " When Cross asked him what for, Hermesch said he had just shot Carasala.

Sheriff Rich Vernon found the 57-year-old Father Carasala lying on the ground in front of the church rectory suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.

Transported to a local hospital, Father Carasala died from his injuries.

A woman who lived across the street from the rectory told the sheriff she had observed a man shoot Carasala three times and then drive away before stopping in front of the police station .

According to the court document, Hermesch told the Undersheriff the gun was in an orange bag in his vehicle. A search warrant was later obtained for the vehicle and a revolver, containing three spent rounds, was located.

Two agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation attempted to interview Hermesch at the Nemaha County Jail, but he refused to speak with them and requested a lawyer.

A preliminary hearing in the case in now set for June 17th