LIVE STREAM: Jake Patterson, suspect in Jayme Closs case, due in court

Patterson is scheduled to make his first court appearance

MADISON, Wis. – Suspect Jake Patterson is scheduled to appear in court; 13-year-old Jayme Closs last week escaped from the remote Wisconsin residence of her captor - a man now arrested on murder and kidnapping charges.

Watch the court hearing live at 4:30 p.m. EST right here on ClickOnDetroit.

Latest: Complaint: Suspect chose Jayme when saw her on bus

A criminal complaint says a Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs spotted her getting on a school bus one day and made up his mind to take her.

Jake Thomas Patterson was charged Monday with kidnapping and with killing Jayme’s parents. The criminal complaint says Patterson told investigators he was driving to his job at a cheese factory one day near Almena, Wisconsin, when he stopped behind a school bus and watched Jayme get on.

The complaint quotes Patterson as saying when he saw Jayme, “He knew that was the girl he was going to take.”

The complaint says Patterson went to the Closs home twice with the intent of taking Jayme but was unable to do so because too many people were around before he was able to kidnap her.

Suspect in kidnapping, homicides due in court

Defense lawyers for the man suspected of fatally shooting a Wisconsin couple and kidnapping their daughter say they believe he can get a fair trial, but they’re not sure where.

Jake Patterson is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday.

Investigators believe he broke into James and Denise Closs’ home near Barron on Oct. 15, killed the couple and abducted their 13-year-old daughter, Jayme Closs. Jayme was missing for nearly three months before she escaped from a cabin in Gordon late last week. She told investigators Patterson had been holding her against her will.

Public defenders Charles Glynn and Richard Jones say it’s been an emotional time for the community of Barron, and they understand the pain the case has generated.

It’s unclear how Patterson became aware of Jayme, and authorities have found no evidence of any interactions between them. Charging documents released Monday could shed more light on the case.