RECORDS
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Wisconsin man arrested in teen’s abduction, parents’ deaths
By JEFF BAENEN AND
GRETCHEN EHLKE
Associated Press
BARRON, Wis. — A
21-year-old man shot a Wis-
consin couple to death at their
home in a scheme to kidnap
their teenage daughter, then
held the girl captive for three
months in an isolated north
woods town before she man-
aged to escape, authorities
said Friday.
Jayme Closs, 13, was
skinny, disheveled and
wearing shoes too big for
her when she approached
a stranger and pleaded for
help Thursday in the small
town of Gordon, where Jake
Thomas Patterson lives. Pat-
terson was quickly arrested
and jailed on kidnapping and
homicide charges.
The news that Jayme was
safe set off joy and relief 60
miles away in her hometown
of Barron, population 3,300,
ending an all-out search that
gripped the state, with many
people fearing the worst the
longer she was missing.
“My legs started to shake.
It was awesome. The stress,
Star Tribune/Jerry Holt, File
In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Barron County Sheriff Chris
Fitzgerald speaks during a news conference about 13-year-
old Jayme Closs.
the relief — it was awe-
some,” Barron County Sher-
iff Chris Fitzgerald said,
describing the moment when
he learned Jayme had been
found.
Jayme told one of the
neighbors in Gordon who
took her in that she had
walked away from a cabin
where she had been held
captive.
“She said that this per-
son’s name was Jake Patter-
son, ‘he killed my parents
and took me,’” said another
one of the neighbors, Kristin
Kasinskas. “She did not talk
about why or how. She said
she did not know him.”
The sheriff gave no
immediate details on what
happened to Jayme during
her captivity, why she was
seized or how she escaped.
He said that he did not
know if she had been phys-
ically abused but that she
was hospitalized overnight
for observation and released
after an exam. Investigators
were still interviewing her.
The sheriff said investi-
gators do not believe Patter-
son and the girl knew each
other.
However,
Patterson
worked for one day in 2016
at the same Jennie-O turkey
plant in Barron as Jayme’s
parents, Jennie-O Turkey
Store President Steve Lyk-
ken said. Patterson quit the
next day, saying he was
moving from the area, Lyk-
ken said.
Kasinskas called 911
to report the girl had been
found after another neighbor
out walking her dog encoun-
tered Jayme and brought
her to the Kasinskas’ house.
Minutes later, Patterson was
pulled over by a sheriff’s
deputy based on a descrip-
tion of his vehicle Jayme
provided, authorities said.
He was scheduled for
an initial court appearance
Monday. It was not imme-
diately known whether the
unemployed Patterson had
an attorney.
COURTS
Sentences
PENDLETON — The following felony
sentences have been imposed in Uma-
tilla County courts:
•Kyle Andrew Waldron, 34, La Grande,
pleaded guilty to Failure to Appear I: sen-
tence to discharge.
•David James Rushfeldt, 27, Hermiston,
pleaded guilty to two counts of Fleeing/
Attempt to Elude Police Officer: sentenced
to 18 months probation, 90 sanction
units, 30 maximum jail units, 240 hours
community service, $200 fine and 1 year
driver’s license suspension for each count;
pleaded guilty to four counts of Recklessly
Endangering Another Person: sentenced
to 60 days jail, 120 days jail-suspended,
3 years probation, $100 fine and 90 days
driver’s license suspension for each count.
•Max Anagin Wilson, 20, Milton-Free-
water, pleaded guilty to Theft I: sentenced
to 2 years probation, 90 sanction units, 30
maximum jail units and 80 hours commu-
nity service.
•Shawn McLean, 28, Milton-Freewater,
pleaded guilty to Attempt to Commit
Class A Felony: sentenced to 2 years pro-
bation, 120 sanction units, 60 maximum
jail units, 80 hours community service and
$1,500 fine-suspended.
•Vernon Lee Piel Jr., 58, Hermiston,
pleaded guilty to Possession of Metham-
phetamine: sentenced to 18 months pro-
bation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail
units, 80 hours community service, $200
fine and $2,800 fine-suspended; pleaded
guilty to Failure to Appear I: sentenced to
2 years probation, 120 sanction units, 60
maximum jail units, $200 fine and $2,800
fine-suspended.
•Dustin Charles Dyer, 26, Madras
(DRCI), pleaded guilty to Unauthorized
Use of Vehicle: sentenced to 3 months Or-
egon Dept. of Corrections (DOC), 2 years
post-prison supervision and restitution to
be determined.
•Jason Allen Leis, 35, Pendleton,
pleaded no contest to two counts of
Assault of Public Safety Officer: sentenced
to 18 months Oregon DOC and 2 years
post-prison supervision for each count,
and $200 fine.
•Maximo Ramos Pablo, 39, Woodburn,
pleaded guilty to DUII: sentenced to 12
months Oregon DOC, 2 years post-pris-
on supervision, $3,755 fine and lifetime
suspension of driver’s license, plus court
costs and fees; pleaded guilty to a second
count of DUII: sentenced to 18 months
Oregon DOC, 2 years post-prison supervi-
sion, $3,755 fine and lifetime suspension
of driver’s license.
•Lauren Ashley Williamson, 33, Pend-
leton, pleaded guilty to Unauthorized
Use of Vehicle: sentenced to 18 months
probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum
jail units, 120 hours community service,
$200 fine, $1,000 fine-suspended, $460
restitution and 1 year driver’s license
suspension.
Suits Filed
PENDLETON — The following suits
have been filed in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs and fees
not listed):
•Professional Service Bureau vs. Bar-
bara N. and Robert A. McLean of Athena:
seeks $209.65.
•Professional Service Bureau vs. Kelley
A. Hagerman-Harris of Milton-Freewater:
seeks $147.65.
•Professional Service Bureau vs. Kaleb
R. Sheets of Milton-Freewater: seeks
$1,469.05.
•Professional Service Bureau vs. Ruth
C. Meyers of Milton-Freewater: seeks
$710.20.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Paul Daniello of Pendleton: seeks
$404.22.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Steffanie M. Patterson of Pendleton:
seeks $349.58.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Susan M. Quinn of Pendleton: seeks
$1,624.28.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Angel and Teresa Urincho of Mil-
ton-Freewater: seeks $425.86.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Kera Smith of Milton-Freewater: seeks
$500.14.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Jorgen Scott McAllister and Darlene
McAllister of Athena: seeks $5,309.28.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Howard A. Stephens of Milton-Freewa-
ter: seeks $1,475.70.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Cody and Gabby
Webster of Pendleton: seeks $501.05.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Estela Zuniga
and Rogelio Gutierrez of Umatilla: seeks
$371.15.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Brian A. Ferrell of
Irrigon: seeks $1,174.60.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Bernardo Cal-
deron of Hermiston: seeks $1,265.81.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Leticia Ibarra of
Hermiston: seeks $1,556.86.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Nestor Efrain
Chavez and Esmeralda Chavez of Irrigon:
seeks $296.91.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Ron C. and Kayla
Farmer of Stanfield: seeks $671.13.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Wade and Yolanda Knopf of Mil-
ton-Freewater: seeks $2,255.81.
•Lindsey Cabral of Hermiston vs. Erik
Wenberg: seeks more than $50,000 but
less than $1 million.
•Citibank vs. Abel R. Ocampo of Umatil-
la: seeks $4,102.58.
•Discover Bank vs. Danny J. Nolan of
Umatilla: seeks $6,839.46.
•Discover Bank vs. Leah Carver of
Hermiston: seeks $10,988.64.
•Bank of America vs. Adrienne Elise
Wolf of Pendleton: seeks $3,104.06.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Brittany Ben-
nett (Hanson): seeks $1,007.68.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Matthew
Vaughan: seeks $1,971.62.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Matthew
Teal: seeks $781.29.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Jodee Sharp:
seeks $3,913.30.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Victoria
Rodriguez: seeks $1,605.51.
•Gary Hiigel of Kennewick, Wash., vs.
Kimberly Sue Powell and John Doe Powell
of Hermiston: seeks $312,460.
•Bonneville Billing & Collections Inc. vs.
William D. and Thashena M. Homsley of
Pendleton: seeks $738.94.
•Sandra Jean Villalobos and Alyse
Corene Wentz of Heppner vs. City Auto
LLC of Hermiston: seeks $2,500.
Judgments
PENDLETON — The following judg-
ments have been rendered in Umatilla
County courts (interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•Merchants Acceptance Corp. vs.
Arnzen Roscoe of Pendleton: judgment for
$2,251.81.
•Evergreen Financial Services Inc. vs.
Megan and Jacob Keeler of Milton-Free-
water: judgment for $825.93.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Jory J. Hughes of
Pendleton: judgment for $577.74.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Jefferson T. Grayson
of Pendleton: judgment for $306.98.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Kenneth Rhoades of
Pendleton: judgment for $964.78.
•Credits Inc. vs. Jordan M. Sharp of
Hermiston: judgment for $1,411.33.
•Credits Inc. vs. Antonio Trujillo of
Boardman: judgment for $780.72.
•Credits Inc. vs. Misael Tena Bazan of
Hermiston: judgment for $5,035.09.
•Credits Inc. vs. Michael G. and Cas-
sandra Ruth of Hermiston: judgment for
$1,195.46.
•Credits Inc. vs. Robert Batease of
Hermiston: judgment for $823.22.
•Professional Service Bureau vs. Jamie
and Valerie R. Harer of Pilot Rock: judg-
ment for $2,679.68.
•Evergreen Financial Services Inc.
vs. Chris Jens Christensen and Brenda
Christensen of Pendleton: judgment for
$15,520.60.
•Capital One Bank vs. Samuel V. Pureco
of Pendleton: judgment for $2,598.73 and
$2,658.40 in separate suits.
•OneMain Financial Group LLC vs.
McKenzie B. Davis Kadlec: judgment for
$2,507.42.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Stacie Richmond-Ow-
ens of Athena: judgment for $376.46.
•Billy Joe Cook of Waitsburg, Wash.,
vs. Paul D. Cook of Madras: judgment for
$40,445.10.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Jim and Millicent Jones of College
Place, Wash.: judgment for $6,251.27.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc.
vs. Danyel R. Bushey of Irrigon: judgment
for $5,230.17.
•OneMain Financial Group LLC vs.
Efrain Nunez of Stanfield: judgment for
$2,207.06.
•The Bluffs Owners Association vs. Noe
Arevalo Gil of Columbus, Neb.: judgment
for $1,088.30.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Marcus Eley of Pend-
leton: judgment for $1,565.76.
•Bonneville Billing & Collections Inc.
vs. Amy Hackney of Milton-Freewater:
judgment for $1,861.74.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla vs.
Marcus and Jasmin Batterton of Pendle-
ton: judgment for $369.67.
•Credits Inc. vs. Cody Dickmeier of
Umatilla: judgment for $1,242.62.
•Credits Inc. vs. Kenneth and Susan
E. Norquist of Pilot Rock: judgment for
$2,384.99.
•Credits inc. vs. Linda and James Pedro
of Hermiston: judgment for $890.47.
•Credits Inc. vs. Morgan E. Haselbusch
of Irrigon: judgment for $1,038.29.
•Credits Inc. vs. Lindsey Disselbrett of
Hermiston: judgment for $3,127.49.
•Credits Inc. vs. Yessica Roman of Herm-
iston: judgment for $2,242.57.
•Credits Inc. vs. George Luis Angel of
Hermiston: judgment for $2,648.06.
•Credits Inc. vs. Priscilla L. Calderon
of Hermiston: judgment for $2,020.31.
•Credits Inc. vs. Martha Montes of
Boardman: judgment for $674.81.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla vs.
Shawna Styer of Pendleton: judgment
for $204.13.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla vs.
Alexander Harrington of Milton-Freewa-
ter: judgment for $1,539.75.
•Credits Inc. vs. Michelle Garcia of
Boardman: judgment for $1,026.50.
•Credits Inc. vs. Briana H. Reyes of
Hermiston: judgment for $571.15.
•Credits Inc. vs. Cody M. and Teah
Allphin of Irrigon: judgment for $791.19.
Divorces
PENDLETON — Divorce decrees
were signed in Umatilla County
Courts for:
Erica E. Arellano and Jose Delatorre
of Umatilla; Maureen D. McNeill and
Michael A. McNeill of Umatilla.
Marriages
PENDLETON — Marriage licenses
have been registered in Umatilla
County for:
Juan Manuel Alcazar-Chavez, 34, of
Kennewick, Wash., and Claudia Iveth
Magana Ayala, 35, of Hermiston.
Nathan James Haight, 21, and Jordan
Charity Francis, 19, both of Hermiston.
Spencer Patrick Gilbride, 24, and
Gabriella Mei Godier, 23, both of Kenne-
wick, Wash.
Jose Santos Mireles Duran Sr., 75,
and Elvira Moctezuma Perez, 72, both of
Alpaugh, Calif.
Jose D. Cisneros, 24, and Daisy Maria
Espain, 29, both of Hermiston.
Ezequiel Rodriguez Sandoval, 21,
and Zulema Alatorre, 18, both of Herm-
iston.
Christopher Michael Dirkes, 20, and
Halee Quinn Eaton, 20, both of Pend-
leton.
Rega D. Freeman II, 47, and Megan
Rene Evans, 31, both of Pendleton.
Joah Isaac Mossman, 21, and Sarah
Janae Pilch, 24, both of Pendleton.
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Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
WARRANTS
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Crystal Dawn Burke
Age: 37 Sex: F
Charge: Failure to Appear (FTA):
Criminal mischief, theft
Bail: $30,000
Last known location: Milton-Freewa-
ter, OR
Joshua Thomas Bergie Moore
Age: 36 Sex: M
Charge:
FTA:
Possession
of
Oxycodone
Bail: $20,000
Last known location: Stanfield, OR
Edwin Thomas Morning Owl
Age: 55 Sex: M
Charge: Probation Violation (PV):
DUII, failure to perform duties of
driver
No bail
Last known location: Pilot Rock, OR
John Arthur Nibler
Age: 27 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Possession of cocaine
Bail: $10,000
Last known location: College Place,
WA
Damon Alan Preuss
Age: 26 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Disorderly conduct
Bail: $10,000
Last known location: La Grande, OR
Carlos Antonio Ramirez
Age: 27 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Criminal trespass
Bail: $5,000
Last known location: Hermiston, OR
Steven Michael Ruiz
Age: 46 Sex: M
Charge: PV: Reckless driving, reck-
lessly endangering another person,
failure to perform duties of driver
No bail
Last known location: Pendleton, OR
Tracy Marie Strouse
Age: 40 Sex: F
Charge: PV: DUII, reckless driving,
contempt of court
No bail
Last known location: Hermiston, OR
Traci Dora Veitenheimer
Age: 35 Sex: F
Charge: PV: Failure to appear
No bail
Last known location: Milton-Freewa-
ter, OR
Justin Lee Whipple
Age: 26 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Theft, forgery
Bail: $5,000
Last known location: Pendleton, OR
Warrants on the above persons were active at the time
the list was created, however wanted status is subject
to change at anytime. If whereabouts are known, please
report immediately to law enforcement by calling our 24
hours dispatch center at 541-966-3651 or by calling 911 if
an emergency.
PUBLIC SAFETY
THURSDAY
2:07 p.m. — The Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office ran
extra patrols in the area of
Ferndale Elementary School,
53445 W. Ferndale Road, Mil-
ton-Freewater. The school dis-
trict there closed the school for
renovations.
7:08 p.m. — Hermiston
police responded to the 700
block of West Hermiston Ave-
nue on a report of two or three
people running around and a
female screaming for help.
9:15 p.m. — Callers at
the Doubletree Restaurant &
Lounge, 327 E. Main St., Ath-
ena, reported a man was intox-
icated, kept falling and could
not get up.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Pendleton police arrested
Jeremy Paul Beske, 44, for
first-degree criminal mischief.
•The Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office arrested two peo-
ple in connection to an assault
investigation.
The sheriff’s office reported
the investigation began Mon-
day for an assault that occurred
near Boardman and led to the
arrests of the following: Alex
Rivera, 40, of Boardman, for
third-degree assault, first-de-
gree kidnapping and violating
parole; and Angelita Garza, 47,
of Hermiston, for third-degree
assault.
All the charges are fel-
onies, and the pair remain
in the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton.
•Hermiston police arrested
Humberto Saul Ramos Ramos,
25, of Hermiston, for posses-
sion of heroin, giving false
information to police and on
warrants for failure to appear.
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