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Jayme Closs: Man, 21, named in kidnapping and murder case | |
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Police have named a suspect in the case of a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who was kidnapped in October after her parents were murdered. | Police have named a suspect in the case of a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who was kidnapped in October after her parents were murdered. |
Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, is being held on two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of kidnapping, police said on Friday. | Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, is being held on two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of kidnapping, police said on Friday. |
Jayme Closs was found on Thursday evening and is to be reunited with her family, said officials. | |
Police believe the suspect attacked the Closs family in order to abduct Jayme. | Police believe the suspect attacked the Closs family in order to abduct Jayme. |
They described the 13-year-old as the suspect's "only target" and said Jayme was "taken against her will". | |
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Mr Patterson has no criminal history in the state of Wisconsin. | Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Mr Patterson has no criminal history in the state of Wisconsin. |
Investigators say he took "many proactive steps" to hide his identity from law enforcement and the public. | |
Officials did not expand on why Jayme was targeted. Sheriff Fitzgerald said Jayme did not have any contact with Mr Patterson on social media. | |
He said Mr Patterson had ties to the Barron area, but did not elaborate. | |
Sheriff Fitzgerald noted police information was "limited" and Jayme is still being interviewed. | |
"There is a reunification process in place going on right now that includes medical mental evaluation, questioning by detectives and FBI agents, and then reunification with family," he said. | "There is a reunification process in place going on right now that includes medical mental evaluation, questioning by detectives and FBI agents, and then reunification with family," he said. |
"It's amazing - the will of that 13-year-old girl to survive and escape." | |
Jayme was found on Thursday in the small town of Gordon, some 70 miles (112km) from her home in Barron. | |
Police say she had escaped on foot from a remote cabin. | Police say she had escaped on foot from a remote cabin. |
According to Douglas County Sheriff Tom Dalbec, Gordon police pinpointed and arrested Mr Patterson 11 minutes later thanks to a description of his vehicle that Jayme provided. | |
Mr Patterson was interviewed by Douglas County officials and then transported to the Barron County jail. | Mr Patterson was interviewed by Douglas County officials and then transported to the Barron County jail. |
Police said the suspect is currently unemployed. | |
FBI Special Agent Justin Tolomeo told reporters: "In cases like this we often need a big break - it was Jayme herself who gave us that break." | FBI Special Agent Justin Tolomeo told reporters: "In cases like this we often need a big break - it was Jayme herself who gave us that break." |
The Barron County District Attorney Brian Right said he plans to have a criminal complaint against Mr Patterson filed by next week. | The Barron County District Attorney Brian Right said he plans to have a criminal complaint against Mr Patterson filed by next week. |
Local teacher Jeanne Nutter was walking her dog when she found Jayme on Thursday. | Local teacher Jeanne Nutter was walking her dog when she found Jayme on Thursday. |
She told the Associated Press that the 13-year-old had shouted "please help me, I don't know where I am, I'm lost". | She told the Associated Press that the 13-year-old had shouted "please help me, I don't know where I am, I'm lost". |
Ms Nutter said Jayme was skinny, dirty and wearing shoes too large for her feet. | Ms Nutter said Jayme was skinny, dirty and wearing shoes too large for her feet. |
She brought Jayme to the home of neighbour Peter Kasinskas, as it was farther away from where she found the teenager. | |
"It was like I was seeing a ghost," Mr Kasinskas told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "My jaw just went to the floor." | "It was like I was seeing a ghost," Mr Kasinskas told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "My jaw just went to the floor." |
Jayme stayed at the home for about 20 minutes and declined food and water, the Associated Press reports. | Jayme stayed at the home for about 20 minutes and declined food and water, the Associated Press reports. |
Jayme's aunt, Sue Allard, told the Tribune: "It's the news we've been waiting on for three months. | Jayme's aunt, Sue Allard, told the Tribune: "It's the news we've been waiting on for three months. |
"I can't wait to get my arms around her. I just can't wait." | "I can't wait to get my arms around her. I just can't wait." |
Her uncle, Jeff Closs, told KARE News the family had "thought it was going to be a different ending". | |
"We don't really know what shape she's in," he added. "We don't really know a lot, all we know is just she's alive." | |
During the intense, nationwide investigation for Jayme, officials from the FBI, state patrol and local law enforcement received thousands of tips. | |
The area where Jayme was eventually found is a remote subdivision with around 30 homes near the Eau Claire River, the Tribune reported. The town of Gordon itself has under 750 residents, according to census data. | |
On Monday 15 October 2018, emergency services received a call at the Closs family address in Barron from a mobile phone. | On Monday 15 October 2018, emergency services received a call at the Closs family address in Barron from a mobile phone. |
They heard a disturbance in the background, but no-one spoke to them directly. | They heard a disturbance in the background, but no-one spoke to them directly. |
When police arrived four minutes later, no gun or suspects were found at the scene and there was no sign of Jayme. | When police arrived four minutes later, no gun or suspects were found at the scene and there was no sign of Jayme. |
The deaths of James and Denise Closs were ruled as homicide by a medical examiner. |