Suspect in Wisconsin killings, kidnapping due in court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A young man suspected of killing a Wisconsin couple, kidnapping their teenage daughter and holding the girl against her will for three months is expected to make his first court appearance Monday, and charging documents could shed light on why he targeted the girl.
Prosecutors are expected to formally charge 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson with two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping before his afternoon court hearing in Barron County Circuit Court.
Investigators believe Patterson broke into James and Denise Closs' home near Barron on Oct. 15 by blowing the front door open with a shotgun blast.