Grandfather: Wisconsin teen in 'good spirits' after rescue

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Grandfather: Wisconsin teen in 'good spirits' after rescue

Associated Press | Sunday, January 13, 2019 1:26 p.m.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 11, 2018, in Barron, Wis., regarding the arrest of Jake Thomas Patterson, who allegedly kidnapped Jayme Closs, Closs, a 13-year-old northwestern Wisconsin girl who went missing in October after her parents were killed, was found alive in the rural town of Gordon, Wis., about about 60 miles north of her home in Barron. Investigators believe Patterson, who was taken into custody shortly after Closs was found, killed her parents because he wanted to abduct her. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

BARRON, Wis. — The grandfather of a 13-year-old northwestern Wisconsin girl says she’s in “exceptionally good spirits” after being found nearly three months after authorities say she was kidnapped during a home invasion that left her parents dead.

Jamye Closs had been missing for nearly three months when she approached a stranger Thursday near the small town of Gordon. Officers arrested 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson minutes later based on Jayme’s description of his vehicle.

Robert Naiberg told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Sunday that he’s spoken with his granddaughter the last two nights. He’s says she’s “doing exceptionally well for what she went through.”

Authorities are holding Patterson on suspicion of kidnapping and homicide. Charges are expected Monday.

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