No New Charges for Man Who Admitted to Kidnapping Jayme Closs: Prosecutor
Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, who authorities said admitted abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months, makes his initial court appearance on Jan 14, 2019, via video feed from the Barron County jail during his bond hearing in Barron, Wis. Judge James Babler set his bail at $5 million. KSTP-TV via AP, Pool
A Wisconsin prosecutor said on Jan. 25 that there will be no new charges “in the immediate future” for Jake Patterson, who admitted to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents.
Patterson, 21, has been charged with two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping.
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