Photo: Jerry Patnode
Originally published as a Redding Police Department Facebook post:
“Redding Police Detectives initiated a child molestation investigation in May of 2022. The victim reported on-going sexual abuse in the victim’s home. The victim was six years old at the time of the abuse. During the investigation, detectives identified 38-year-old Jerry Patnode of Redding as the suspect.
Over the course of the investigation, detectives interviewed Patnode several times and he ultimately admitted to what the victim had alleged. On July 15, 2022, a Shasta County Superior Court Judge issued an arrest warrant for Patnode charging him with numerous sex crimes against the child victim.
On July 18th, 2022, detectives with the help of the Shasta County Interagency Narcotics Task Force and Redding Police patrol officers located Patnode driving in the area of South Market Street and Wyndham Lane. Detectives arrested Patnode without incident and booked him into the Shasta County Jail. Patnode’s bail is set at one million dollars.”
