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Photos: Barron, Wis., celebrates after Jayme Closs found alive

Floyd Lunde changes the sign outside of First Baptist Church.
Floyd Lunde changes the sign outside of Barron's First Baptist Church Friday in honor of Jayme Closs, who was found alive Thursday. "I have to be honest. I wasn't expecting this result, and I wish I would have had more faith, but I'm incredibly pleased," the pastor said.
Evan Frost | MPR News

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Authorities have arrested a 21-year-old man in the October slaying of a Wisconsin couple and kidnapping of their teen daughter, Jayme Closs, who was found alive Thursday.

Jayme 13, was found after flagging down a woman walking her dog in a small town about an hour north of her hometown of Barron, Wis.

Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald told reporters Friday that the suspect, Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, a Gordon, Wis., man, took Jayme against her will.

The Barron County district attorney said he expects to file charges next week.

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Barron, Wis., school bus driver Amy Stone.
School bus driver Amy Stone, who put a tree in her yard to honor Jayme Closs, says the tree is staying up until she knows Jayme is home. All she heard on the bus Friday morning was "they found Jayme!"
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Floyd Lunde changes the sign outside of First Baptist Church.
Floyd Lunde changes the sign outside of Barron's First Baptist Church Friday in honor of Jayme Closs, who was found alive Thursday. "I have to be honest. I wasn't expecting this result, and I wish I would have had more faith, but I'm incredibly pleased," the pastor said.
Evan Frost | MPR News
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Microphones cover the podium at the Barron County Justice Center.
Microphones cover the podium at the Barron County Justice Center ahead of the sheriff's news conference.
Evan Frost | MPR News