Jackson, MN (KELO AM) – Joseph Patterson turned himself in to authorities in Jackson County, Minnesota today after violating terms of his bond. Patterson was staying there with his father, who has already bailed his son out twice before following charges of manslaughter and kidnaping and assault.
Patterson is accused of killing Tyrese Ruffin, the biological son of Adrian Peterson, back in 2013. Then in September 2014, he was back in jail for assaulting Ruffin’s mother in a Sioux Falls apartment. Both times he was granted bail, and both times his father posted that bail. He is awaiting trial on all of those charges.
Patterson violated the terms of his bond by contacting his ex-girlfriend back on January 3rd. Court documents say Patterson tried calling Ruffin nearly 20 times that day. Ruffin answered one of those calls, she says Patterson told her he still loved her and wanted a relationship. The calls came from a blocked number.