The Cody Police Department held a press conference this morning regarding the abduction situation in the City and the subsequent updates regarding the suspect's capture. During the conference, Cody Police Chief Perry Rockvam was asked a question if the suspect's name had been released. He responded no...
The reporter asking the question is speaking regarding an earlier press release sent from the Belgrade police department regarding missing children. David Koch from our Cody News Desk...
A suspect, 39-year-old Jesse Paul Speer, is being held in the Gallatin County Jail in Bozeman on $2,000,000 bond. The description says "hold for Wyoming"...
The Bozeman Chronicle is reporting that the 39-year-old Manhattan man was arrested on felony charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, and the use of a firearm. The arrest, says the Chronicle, stems from the abduction of the 11-year-old girl in Cody. Koch's report from the jailer at Gallatain County confirms what the Chronicle reported...
We will continue to follow this story, as always, and release additional information as it becomes available. The full press release (41 min 16 sec) can be found here...
Audio in this story is credited to David Koch, Big Horn Radio Network.
Update: 2:50 pm Speer, in court this afternoon, waived his right to extradition, according to reports from the Billings Gazette.
