Deputy Ross
Jessop and U.S.
Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer
Nick Scholz anxiously set out for the
evening’s mission, both fearing they’d
soon be making a gruesome discovery.
They were racing against time to locate a
missing 5-month-old baby buried in the
woods alive more than 9 hours before.
Then the two heard a faint noise and
began racing up the dark Montana
mountainside.
It all started when Francis Crowley
crashed his car while driving along a
game trail in the Lolo National Forest.
Crowley, who later admitted to being
under the influence of both
methamphetamine and bath salts, told
officers different confusing versions of
the crash, finally admitting that he’d left
the baby behind when the child became
“too heavy to carry.” He promised to
direct the officers back to the crash site,
but in his disoriented condition, he was
unable to offer any help.
“Walking into this situation, you were
mentally prepared for the worst.” Officer
Scholz shared. “I remember Ross almost
stepping on this little pile of sticks.”
Divine intervention had led them to that
tiny, exact spot on the mountainside for a
reason. When he noticed what was hidden
beneath that little pile of sticks, Deputy
Jessop’s fatherly instincts took over. “I
abandoned any police training or any
chance of saving evidence there – I didn’t
care,” shared Deputy Jessop, himself a
father of three.
“I saw this little tiny child. My father
instincts kicked in and I scooped him up,
we swaddled him in a down coat and I
gave him kisses on his forehead. I looked
at him and I couldn’t thank the Lord,
Jesus, enough! I was just so happy.”
Deputy Jessop shared that his job can be
emotionally draining, but that this rescue
had really brought him so much
encouragement. “To experience this, to
have God help me, let me experience
something like this, just gives me an extra
boost,” Deputy Jessop said.
Thank God this baby was found and is
now safely being cared for! And thank God
for good men like these law enforcement
officers who risk their lives to save others!
Jessop and U.S.
Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer
Nick Scholz anxiously set out for the
evening’s mission, both fearing they’d
soon be making a gruesome discovery.
They were racing against time to locate a
missing 5-month-old baby buried in the
woods alive more than 9 hours before.
Then the two heard a faint noise and
began racing up the dark Montana
mountainside.
It all started when Francis Crowley
crashed his car while driving along a
game trail in the Lolo National Forest.
Crowley, who later admitted to being
under the influence of both
methamphetamine and bath salts, told
officers different confusing versions of
the crash, finally admitting that he’d left
the baby behind when the child became
“too heavy to carry.” He promised to
direct the officers back to the crash site,
but in his disoriented condition, he was
unable to offer any help.
“Walking into this situation, you were
mentally prepared for the worst.” Officer
Scholz shared. “I remember Ross almost
stepping on this little pile of sticks.”
Divine intervention had led them to that
tiny, exact spot on the mountainside for a
reason. When he noticed what was hidden
beneath that little pile of sticks, Deputy
Jessop’s fatherly instincts took over. “I
abandoned any police training or any
chance of saving evidence there – I didn’t
care,” shared Deputy Jessop, himself a
father of three.
“I saw this little tiny child. My father
instincts kicked in and I scooped him up,
we swaddled him in a down coat and I
gave him kisses on his forehead. I looked
at him and I couldn’t thank the Lord,
Jesus, enough! I was just so happy.”
Deputy Jessop shared that his job can be
emotionally draining, but that this rescue
had really brought him so much
encouragement. “To experience this, to
have God help me, let me experience
something like this, just gives me an extra
boost,” Deputy Jessop said.
Thank God this baby was found and is
now safely being cared for! And thank God
for good men like these law enforcement
officers who risk their lives to save others!
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