Sentencing Friday for Man Convicted in Kloss Kidnapping, Parents’ Murders

Jake Patterson will be sentenced tomorrow in Barron County Circuit Court for the October 2018 abduction of 13-year-old Jayme Closs and shooting deaths of her parents (Friday 1:30 P-M).  The 21-year-old from Gordon pleaded guilty to intentional homicide, kidnapping and armed burglary and faces a mandatory life prison term.  The judge will decide whether Patterson will ever be eligible for parole.  Douglas County prosecutors dropped an armed burglary charge as part of the plea agreement.  Members of Jayme’s family are expected to give victim impact statements at sentencing.