JACOB ROBERT HENDERSHOT - 16 yo - Panama City FL

Parker teen still missing
July 28, 2011 8:09 PM
NEWS HERALD STAFF REPORT

PARKER -- The Parker Police Department is still searching for a missing juvenile, Jacob Robert Hendershot, 16.

He was last seen on July 14, at 12:30 a.m. close to the Dupont Bridge. Hendershot is 6 feet tall, about 135 pounds and went missing on July 14. He has dark brown hair with an orange stripe and was last seen wearing baggie blue jeans and an army green T-shirt with the words “my best talent is” printed on the shirt.

Detective Aaron Wilson said the boy came to Bay County on a visit and could have possibly runaway. However, there may be more to the situation than that, Wilson said.

If anyone has any information, please contact the Parker Police Department at 871-4100 or Crime Stoppers at 785-TIPS.

http://www.waltonsun.com/news/missing-95655-newsherald-parker-last.html

PARKER — The body of a missing teenager was found Saturday night in a
wooded area near the Dupont Bridge, and two people have been charged in
his death, police said Sunday.

Jacob Robert “Jake” Hendershot, 16, had come to Bay County for a
visit, and police previously said he may have run away, but Parker
Police Detective Aaron Wilson added at the time, “We have some
concerns.” He was last seen just after midnight on July 14 near the
Dupont Bridge.

On Sunday, police revealed they had arrested and charged Joel Curtis
Millsap, 25, and William Henry Chase, 17, each with an open count of
murder. Hendershot's body was found about 7 p.m., police said.

Police held a news conference Sunday afternoon to announce further details of the case.

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Parker - The story of a teenager who's been missing for a month ends in tragedy. Parker Police
found Jacob Hendershot’s body near the Dupont Bridge Saturday night.
"I will make damn sure...I will be mad at the law if
they don't get the death penalty for doing this to my baby. Oh my god.
How could they do this?. What did he do," said Nancy Robinson.
That's how 16 year old Jacob Hendershot's mother,
Nancy Robinson, feels about the two men charged with his murder. Police
arrested 25 year old Joel Millsap and 17 year old William Chase Saturday
night. They're both charged with an open count of murder. Hendershot
had just moved from Indiana to Parker to live with his mother 3 weeks
before he disappeared on July 14th.
"He had left the home and told
family he was leaving, so they thought he was just a run a way, but
during the investigation there was no activity from him and he didn't
show up anywhere, so we new something had happened to him," said Aaron
Wilson, Parker Police Department Investigator.
Robinson says her son was a good kid and it was
unlike him to not come home.That's why she reported him missing to
police when he was nowhere to be found.
"He made my eyes light up...I loved him," said Robinson.
Parker Police found Hendershot's body around 7:00
Saturday night in a concrete enclosure after one of the suspects,
William Chase's girlfriend came forward with information. Her
information lead to 2 arrests. Chase then showed officers where
Hendershot's body was. Authorities say when they discovered Hendershot"s
body somewhere in the woods near DuPont Bridge it was hidden so well
you could have been a foot away from it and not even of released it.
Investigators believe his two killers were seeking revenge and it was
all over a girl. Robinson says Millsap sent Hendershot text messages before he disappeared.
"He sent Jacob a text message saying leave Stephanie alone she's my girlfriend now," said Robinson.
Police are not releasing too many details about how
exactly Hendershot was killed, but Chase told officers Millsap and
Hendershot got into a physical fight. Then said the two suspects stole a
boat and used it to dispose of their clothes and Hendershot's clothes
by throwing them into the bay. An autopsy is scheduled tomorrow to
determine the exact cause of death.
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/Teen_Murdered_Two_arrested_127695368.html?ref=368

PARKER — Police continue to
investigate the slaying of a 16-year-old who had been missing for a
month before his body was discovered Saturday night in a concrete
culvert.

Two suspects already have been arrested in the death of Jacob
Hendershot, and the Parker detective investigating the case said there
might be additional suspects.

“Up until yesterday (Sunday) our main focus was catching the two
suspects” already in custody, said Det. Aaron Wilson. “Now is the time
to look into other suspects and other information.”

Joel Millsap, 26, and William Chase, 17, were arrested Sunday
morning. Millsap is in the Bay County Jail charged with murder, and his
bond was set at $500,000 during his first court appearance Monday.
Officials with the Bay County Juvenile Detention facility said they
could neither confirm or deny Chase was being held there Monday.

A decision on whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty against
anyone involved in the case has not been made, said Assistant State
Attorney Greg Wilson. A death committee comprised of senior prosecutors
will convene in the coming weeks when more information is available to
make a decision, Greg Wilson said.

The arrest affidavit for Chase and Millsap mentions two unknown men
involved in Hendershot’s death. One of the men reportedly punched
Hendershot with a chain wrapped around his fist.

Aaron Wilson said the body was discovered in a concrete stormwater
culvert near the DuPont Bridge. Investigators will perform underwater
searches for additional evidence and the Medical Examiner’s Office will
conduct an autopsy Tuesday, he said.

According to the arrest affidavit, Chase and Millsap each admitted
the other’s involvement in the killing during interviews with police.

Chase said Hendershot raped his girlfriend, whose name has not been
released, and they wanted to beat him up so Hendershot would leave her
alone.

On July 14, Millsap invited Hendershot to his residence, where the
16-year-old was kicked and beaten. Hendershot went outside, where Chase
choked him until he died and one of the men attempted to cut his throat.

Then Chase and Millsap stripped him down and dumped his body in an
empty structure for about 30 minutes before they put him in the culvert.

Police were unable to locate Hendershot despite search and rescue
missions, including aerial and underwater search efforts. Chase and his
girlfriend provided information that led to the discovery of
Hendershot’s body Saturday.

Aaron Wilson said he didn’t believe the girlfriend’s rape allegations.

“Even if he did rape her, that’s no reason to kill someone and shove them in a hole,” Wilson said.


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