A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the killings of three elderly men in a remote area of Hawaii's Big Island, police announced Sunday.

Jacob Daniel Baker was charged with first- and second-degree murder on Saturday and remained jailed without bond, according to the Hawaii Police Department. His first court appearance was scheduled for Monday. Baker was apprehended Thursday following a manhunt in the rural Puna community.

The three victims were found over a two-day period earlier this week. Robert Shine, 69, was discovered Monday partially submerged in a cement pond. A 79-year-old man identified by friends as Chitta Morse was found Tuesday several hundred feet away. The third victim, 69-year-old John Carse, was located late Tuesday at a property 19 miles from where the other two bodies were discovered.

Police Chief Reed Mahuna said investigators found no connections among the victims other than that two of them lived near each other. No suspected motive for the killings has been released by authorities.

In addition to the murder charges, Baker faces counts of burglary, auto theft and criminal damage to property. Court records show Baker had been named in 20 other cases over the past two decades, mostly traffic infractions, and typically represented himself without an attorney.

The killings occurred in Puna, a community known for its tropical landscape where people seeking to live off-grid commonly trade work for lodging. According to residents, Baker had previously worked in the area climbing coconut trees in exchange for housing, but left months ago after a restraining order was sought against him. Days before the killings, two women had requested temporary restraining orders against Baker, alleging threats and harassment, though a judge denied both applications.