Jennie-O to donate $25,000 in reward money to Jayme Closs
Jan 24, 2019, 6:00 AM | Updated: Dec 30, 2022, 11:28 am
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a news conference about 13-year-old Jayme Closs who has been missing since her parents were found dead in their home in Barron, Wis. The northwest Wisconsin girl who went missing in October after her parents were killed has been found alive, authorities said Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File)
(Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File)
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Turkey products company Jennie-O says it will donate the $25,000 it had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl.
. @Jennieo & @HormelFoods to donate $25,000 reward to Jayme Closs: https://t.co/mymLC7Zt7a pic.twitter.com/Bk2URAX7qP
— Jennie-O (@Jennieo) January 23, 2019
Jayme was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, on Oct. 15 and both of her parents were killed. She escaped 88 days later. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson is charged with kidnapping and homicide.
Jayme’s parents, James and Denise Closs, worked at Jennie-O.
The FBI and Jennie-O contributed a total of $50,000 for information on Jayme’s whereabouts. Jennie-O and its parent company, Hormel Foods, announced Thursday that they’re working with law enforcement to get Jennie-O’s share of the reward to Jayme.
A “Welcome Home, Jayme!” sign is shown Jan. 16, 2019, in front of the Jennie-O Turkey Store in Barron, Wis., where her parents, James and Denise Closs, worked. Defense attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs and killing her parents acknowledged Wednesday that they’re starting the case at a disadvantage after their client gave detectives a detailed confession and said they’re not sure he can get a fair trial in the state. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
Jennie-O President Steve Lykken says in a statement that he hopes a trust fund can be set up for Jayme’s current and future needs.
It’s not clear what the FBI will do with the $25,000 it offered. Details on FBI rewards are generally not disclosed.
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For more stories on Jayme’s abduction and her parents’ deaths: https://apnews.com/JaymeCloss
