At Rest

Suicide
According to the state patrol, a trooper saw Jacob A. Kraatz at the Melia Hill rest area at around noon after being notified that Kraatz might be suicidal. The trooper stopped the SUV after Kraatz left the rest area. Kraatz laid down inside his other and a 1.5 hour standoff ensued. The Sarpy County Emergency Services Unit approached the SUV and reportedly found that Kraatz had killed himself.
This record exists so that Jacob A. Kraatz, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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