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Sigrtcdconsattor*ordcdhtoffiromMh6o6arcxafin&rqmgr-1g(MSOP)-and n@ffitr of c{k ty u to thir irest#eltd fi,ffIl luly 2013 to &o Frctmt
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Alt ,rucdfi"t d t,aeufitrrce+& rvhich may rrficc't dirslrdolB &un larual rsarlts, kidnappirg rnd
lmrcge ofPetcat i@8 dlltsi& sf trc gcx ofrndrpmgrsm frdlry.
,qtt uusdrced viritor logp fu fil paiad July 2013 to thc p!8!$t
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yorn affmf Kenneth McDmEi{ is a Special Ageot with ft6 Minnesotr Br:mau of Climinal
*fphensior. Spe"i* Agpnt lolcDonald has bEEE a licttlsed pollceoffim $tbin tlc State of
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iras personrlly inwcligaEd and revie'r$ld
prsp*{y. SA lyfsDqnald
tmc
mdcorrest"
A,, LgSg d,9:32p.ffi., thc Seams Couty Sheriffs qryre*ry:mceivnd a 9-1-t call
r-errtt-g tbrt iaort gr*i" WtttorUa* DOB: lztl't li8,,had beto kiduap$Fd by au rrnlnown malc
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abdustor.
COPIBSTO:
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EROS.A?tr
?EACBOBFTCER
Applielior
1-2
The initial policc inveutigptioa revealed that Jamb Wettcrlirrg aga 11, his brothrr, Trevsr
Wt6rliug, age 10, and e mutusl Aienq Aams La$on" *ge 1I, wqte stayilg at thc W,ttrling
resideilcc 6t 9422 Kiwi Court, St Josoph, Stsams Cormty, Miunesot* That etming Patty and
Jmy Wcttsrlhg, thc perents of Jacob and Trevor, wsrs rtat bomc md were at a tiend's housc.
Jacob Weffierliqg had coataxed hfu pants aad requcsudprohsionftr thethree boys to tnvel
tsn &e Wdding rcsidoce b tre nearby Tom Thr:mb storc b rmt e video. The Tom Thmb
store rryas approxiaately tbreaquarHr of a milc anray. TLa bop planned on fiarreling thcrc
nsing tbeir bislrctes aod a scootr.
ASer obtaiaing psmissioa tb boys did uavcl to t3* Ta'ro Thunb store looalod in St. Joseph
Stcams Cousty, Minrcsota. R.ecorrds re.rcal thst tbey rmtad * movie video at 9;07 p,m. aad
bor:ght somo candy. Travelling tCI tbs Tom lkumb atole lrlas rot a mutino ftr the boys, aod the
cnly perrons that knaw thery rrere travclling tlrc rec the Wefrer{fu$ paltffs.
Wbile ffiufidng to the $Ioficrliug reeidcocc along 913t.Aveanrc, thn boW were approachod by aa
unlrraum E&18 f;t tlra ond of tho driveraray of 29?48 - 9tr* Avmue. Thir addess is in St Joseph
To'rnr.rhip, Steams Couuf, Mirnemta asd is thr honne of Robert, Ritn and Daniel Bassier. ThB
ariqpeqtlebdrctor was de$cribed as yecering dadk sr black elotliu& a nyluo stoc'king or mask
putled oyer his head glovos, aud was holdiag a sihte( hrsdgttst. llc spoke witb a raspy voicc.
The suspect/abduetor orde,red aU tbree boys to go into thc ditch a6oss fro'n tltc Ra$icds
&ivcway. Tho untnoum malc took Jarob Wetteriiry by forca and told Aeoa l*rsoo and Trevor
Asron Lsrson and Trevor Wsttrling rur back to &$ Wettcrling's nod door ncighbor, Mclin
Jersalc At 9:32 p.u., Jcrsak plrced a $1-l cail to Steetrts County dispatdq reporting ths
abduction Dring tho 9-1-1 oall, Aron Larson also providd diryarch with his description of
ri/hst had orrcurred as notcd abova
Atthetims ofhis abdgctioU Jacob Wetterlingwas I1 pars of age, five feettall, T5 pounds, blue
qres, bnrrm hsir, wi{h a:nolc on Lis lE& ehseL }trc uias slering e red hockey teaa jacket with
tbc nme "Jacob' stikhed on thp fioug \rith the St Cloud Police logo oa tbc baclq blue bofe
swsd par&, ared t-shirt with CIvIIfS& a soccer ball logq md Sr Cloud MN oa ths toftt with
*Wefisrlfug" o[ &e hclE, an orauge taffic vest witb silvs tim
t1e rumber tl and the name
wiih blrr* draw stings on eaph side, a blr:c sesh jemey, bcy's white trbs sooks, whitc boy'r
Mefe aod boy's Nike high-top teffiis shoa1 u&ite wi& a grey Nikc rwafrh on ths side, with thc
narneNika rvrifiro on tbc bottoms. Nane ofthe dcscribed eledrirg has wct bscn ftund. Through
pgr affid's odrroation and sr$crimcc, he belieres ssma pErps&etors liks to kecp rur,h iteos 8s
souvtrlirs.
COPIESTO:
COURT
FROS.ATTY
PEAC,EOFFICER
Applicarim
1-3
Sftsa.*ffBn LGseB esd ?rcvar lffs:tdin6 w,p# ifitcr$iffircd, thry descrihed thcir journcy from
the Wefikrling rcsidnree to th Tonn Thurnb $t$E el6eg &c dsk roed Strlt Avmuo. Thry
@ceuffiad t&mes vr,hicles os t&c kip h Tom Thrmb. Tku rne&icles c*me fum to\cNtr" 1lassiilg
tka md hssdsd ie tht opp*sitc dirm{on" and cn* yehicte *ame ftom bshisd them hsa&d
ts6&rds t*wn As th*y wcmg by ou the eip to &s ?mn Tlrireb store, &ey did &ear whst tk*y
tlsusk fr bs s*mc r*rstling ira t&e wecds fn &n dit*h rmr the Rassicr farm driv*way at 39?4&
9L*Avmue,
Upcn netwaing &,om &e T*m Thumb e@ru aicng $ld Av*eueu tfuy *pprae*eed ths Rs$sis fae
at aEt*g - 91s Aveeuie. Ancs. dss#ibsd hernfi f**ffip* in &e greval drivwnay *s rhfiy
epp*s*txs* Aarea thsn dqffibed eeaiug the suspec#cbihrctor coml$g fronr the drivcway, He
*etg 5ce trp the &ivowny si'i& ths hmlp of a fum light IIa Earry tro velxislss, esd no dog wus
harking" Tls tx*wow effimsn ordmed&e boys into tbc ditch ae dssibsd smtrim.
srilcreg orto tlsEr $'esma$hs. The gwmm told Tre$6r to durt
offirhe flsshlig$t hs'w6s 6errfie& \Fl!rgr& &a did. Tle cuqpcct/eb&rctor aeksd wkst the &*ys' agec
weee. Tlwor bege e* sp,*k frrst, b{Ee ke Er*s ardwd to ffip. T}u *.*spect/abil*etor rawted ths
boy* to spsak in *rder &cm le* to etgpr" He try'ped Aaffir end ha scid &ie egeo tllery Trrror, wd
tA*ea Ja*U. Ee C&ffi t*3d ?rsvsr to rum in the wuods ar b* urould ch&nt" Ne>et he [**ksd se
Aren'o fs$s esd t*!d him the sEm*- T&* b*ye di* ca they wwe tstrd"
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Trc:rar srd Anree thee d*sc*ibed *eeing Iecob bsies farce$rlly t*km b,y fhe susgeeflxhdrl*m
srnr& t&* H"aseiw &m, ASffi rrxaing fcr a sho*p*riod oftime, thrf tEIEEd ead t**k*d esd
did n#t smm mmy vekiate$ sgr tks rssd er ths drircway of?974$ * $ls Avani.rc.
*fhsr cdffiinal iovestigetion$ is $toees C*mry and Kmdiyo'hi C*uaty fuing ths Iab 19&Ss
subsequenlly ra$#ed n, *U*g** exd *onviotioas of Duare llert on six fel*ay mimicel sexxel
r*ndgct vioiatio*s iavolvi*g juv*nile malcs.IIe tms &sgd with asd c*nvi&d *ftsa scc*xl*dugu**, two thisd degreeu mC tw* f$st& de$e crisinal sxual cou&rct e;harges invctving bcys
a6ed afprin{imffitely I tu 35. }Ifft $r&s sset to $i806 in lamary 19SS, erd oras comsittd ss a
s&eat $s:rcftopefhie pm***tity in Jdy 1*95. He i* preoeatly iE et fke lv$mm*scth smr offscrder
progrug io *itry cf hdo*se l-ake, Cartrt*n Couary" Mirur-coe. Since lk's insercsntion ths
a&m.rp*d a&dgst!ffiF and scxrel asssutrts in thc Pqrnesvilla ffitoptr cd.
Duntng ees of thc seir*l e$seulg and *tterpted. kidrappkg in Faynxvilte t!:e pw-p@or
d*ppud a baeabali cap. The bescbel3 *qp v+es kept as cvide"eeq, end ia 2*13 it r*er brorySt t9 thu
n6fg nC* kboretery-&r DNA eseLysie. A ENA ptrcfile xnns develrysd &m *B *e 'adth a
mirfff]re cf tkr6s or fuixr store iadivi*&Is" Iu Dessmbm 2013, yor.r affiaet atcng with Cryt. Far*
OOPIESTO: ClSIlkf
FRSS-*,TTY
FEACESFFICER
Agplicaim
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Steams Coraty $he.siffs office intervicuaed Euano l{art h srhich he denicd any
involvcmmt In ths mimcs in pq1aesrilla ar ths abductim cf Jacob Wc'fierlinp Hart rulumtarily
reportcd that
pov{dad a }uaqm. DNA sampls to yottr effsnIt Ir Mes& A*!4 tbe I\,lN BCA
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Hatt lold youraffiaut t&#hc d*es not Lavc anypersmnd itcms t&st ers kept ouf"*id*
sfthc Morsc Lake &eitty"
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etraflt spoke witb Eavestig8hr d thE Moose tBk fesitit'y sfid sffidE
aru*g;m*atr fer i *slt witk Duaas Hart. Ths inlrtstig{gr wrs &:rcusc this w*s &a second
immview with Hsst regardiug &a di*pparonce of Sarob Wette'3iug" Fmnn tks r*qwst of yow
affis$ aad im poprafloa fcr 3reur Effinffi's appainbnryt tlre invm$ges*r re-viEtwd the ffios to ses
agi{g1g hgd hdd rey visit*rc md sr phoue c*Us. The invtetigator liffiffid to st lesst ens of the
ph*ne callp *ad obielm*d iafounslior t&et Hffi, wamed $*re&Glt* to scll or gst $d cf *km it*ffis ie
!ee* mrage E**"ksr" To ab&ia ftrtiW isf*rmnt$on a cou$ *rds weuldbe nesdo&
of this isfcrnrsrion, your affiaut sceks m lidffi to @ne e*Iig det*srcine Af Hert
csmffiuis6d wltfu aryons *fo*tle storaga loc,&w, chsnged his bela?i*,r d til* fasiffiry' v*as the
subjeet of euly oths iasesigati&es Eif thie m*dk axdlaqr m&rem# attrrtimrU or may have
g1!Ad SE{sa* ebcErt &rvolvesrmat eith dhrue mats to &aa&,,fltpfeseiom.ds st M$*F' Yasr
ffieffi$ ir rqu*rtiag ca[Ire*orda aed visitor logs b1ct to Iuly 3013 ts reuiewbis_Bat$eaa *f@eue
oXls ffixd ytkf"1d prlmr to being ktem'iowd ixiti*il,y in Seeembss ?013 by Eaw *rfarewnemt
ffiscar:sc
officiale.
Wf,th !{g3g's sexr*cl psyehopafhic pemonatrity, th6 ect that he re.*iditg ie ths area of the
*f the abdrwtioe cf Jassb
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Miq6s*m krul* ef flr*xinsl Proedure 33.ffid,1 tbr en Order &s[ the att*Ek*.d Agryli*atiou f*r
Saamh l$*rsant *nd srryporring A.ffirkvit, the amual Seqrch Warrang md $le Rrcaigt. Invmtory,
amd &mtwn
For&. the *tholacd -4ffidal'it of Spwial Agmt Ke* Mc,&***!d. tlla attaehgd Srdw,
ead flds hrfsttea Pursuaet ta Minmesnh Rule of Cdmisel Fror#d$re 33.*4 srst b* SIed aa r*quirad
by s{i*:rc**ta Rule
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STA3E 03'IYfiNNESOTA
INSISTRICT COI,JRT
COUNTY OP CARLTON
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AGENT KPN MCBS}IALD
$tae of h{innesotn )
)ss.
&uuty ofCultoa )
disappcarurce of Jacob Wettcting as snnomarized in the attachcd Search Warrant" Your afriant
aiso
sgtst &at the innestig*ion is ongoing, that no anwe have been nade, asd thst sevcral
king
infcsration cortsincd within flre Applicatiou for Searcb Wanot aad zupportiug Affidavit th
a$uel $aarsh Warraut and Recciprt, Iavmtory, and Rstrnm Fonn' this A$davit
Pursuant
of Kon
Procedrrro 33.04, could cause fi*urc relabd sotrchas to he r:nsmccssftrL cr6at a eubstadial
dst
of rqirry to an innoccnt pcrson, ad could create a zubsta*ial dik of sovcrcly harnpcring this
ougoirry investigation
5ll
Sp*cial AgrntKenr
State
oflvfimesoh)
)ss.
CountyofCarltoa )
SubE$ibed qndsrrrcrnto
day of August,2014
Mrc
me tLis
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Agent KenMcDonald.
ALYEEAJ. STERT{
Ft ELIC.idlt{'{E8dtt
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN DISTRICT COU&T
COI]NTY OT CAKLTON
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Rc:
l'ilA
OAI}ER
Based
P.
of Cliniud
Appr*rensior- the Court fnds reasonablc groundr to beliwe tlr* thc filing of thc AppHeatioc for
Scafffi Warrant and supporting Afrdavit, tle acnul Scarch Warrmq the Reocipt, Invmrorp and
Ratum Fann, thc Affidavit of Ksa McDonal4 this
Rulp of Crimin*I Prpcedurt 33.04 could Eauso
a substetial risk
Ord*
crca&
Accordingly.
IT IS ORDEASD
thEt tbe
rileffiling.
Scarch Tf*rraxt
and s*pporting Affrdavit, tko actual S68rsh ![arrsnt, t]re Reoeiprt,Inve,nto,ry, md Retur& Form,
*re Affidsvlt of Keo lv1cDonald, this OdEr, aad the lvlotion Pumuant to Minscsota Rlrle of
CHmiEnl Prwcdurc 33.0{ bc wi&htld from filing af,d be rctained by Inrrostigator KEa
McDonald, Miaacsoa Buhm
that
said scarchrs,
ff s
of
ary tituc ar diroctcd by thc Jdgq thst ssid doctrmanb shall be filed
forthnith.
Datcr{:
{W
Judge
*f District Court
M*cautrey, Robert
28 Z*14 1:t5 PM