Hormel, Jennie-O to donate $25,000 reward to Jayme Closs
Published 7:59 am Thursday, January 24, 2019
BARRON — Hormel Foods and Jennie-O say they’ll donate the $25,000 they had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl.
Jayme was kidnapped from her home near Barron on Oct. 15 and both of her parents were killed. She escaped 88 days later. Jake Patterson, 21, of rural Gordon, is charged with kidnapping and homicide in the case.
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 their share of the reward to Jayme.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald added in a news release that he is thankful for Jennie-O’s support during the case and pleased the company elected to give the reward money to Jayme.