by Xbox to the rescue!
By Winda Benedetti
Oh the things a man will do to get his hands on
an Xbox. Like, say, kidnapping. Yeah, that's one
way to get a game machine.
Seems a Tennessee man is accused of not only
assaulting his son-in-law but of kidnapping him
and only agreeing to release him after an Xbox
360 was offered as ransom.
Yeah, that guy — one Joshua Seal — is charged
with aggravated kidnapping, according to
northeast Tennessee news site TriCities.com.
According to police reports, Seal and a co-worker
asked Seal's son-in-law, Allen Begley, to come to
the flooring business where they all work. Begley
told police that Seal claimed he needed help
moving a saw.
Begley told police that when they arrived at the
business, Seal accused him of stealing $245 in
jewelry from a job site, and then began
assaulting him while his co-worker guarded the
door.
Begley claims Seal then demanded money from
him. When Begley said he didn't have money,
Seal ordered him to call friends to find someone
who could give him the cash. The victim called
his mother-in-law, who apparently talked to a
neighbor who let them trade his Xbox 360 in
exchange for Begley's release.
Talk about a good neighbor.
Of course, after his release, Begley called police,
who arrested Seal and charged both him and his
accomplice with Especially Aggravated
Kidnapping.
No word on whether the Xbox 360 escaped the
experience in one piece.
By Winda Benedetti
Oh the things a man will do to get his hands on
an Xbox. Like, say, kidnapping. Yeah, that's one
way to get a game machine.
Seems a Tennessee man is accused of not only
assaulting his son-in-law but of kidnapping him
and only agreeing to release him after an Xbox
360 was offered as ransom.
Yeah, that guy — one Joshua Seal — is charged
with aggravated kidnapping, according to
northeast Tennessee news site TriCities.com.
According to police reports, Seal and a co-worker
asked Seal's son-in-law, Allen Begley, to come to
the flooring business where they all work. Begley
told police that Seal claimed he needed help
moving a saw.
Begley told police that when they arrived at the
business, Seal accused him of stealing $245 in
jewelry from a job site, and then began
assaulting him while his co-worker guarded the
door.
Begley claims Seal then demanded money from
him. When Begley said he didn't have money,
Seal ordered him to call friends to find someone
who could give him the cash. The victim called
his mother-in-law, who apparently talked to a
neighbor who let them trade his Xbox 360 in
exchange for Begley's release.
Talk about a good neighbor.
Of course, after his release, Begley called police,
who arrested Seal and charged both him and his
accomplice with Especially Aggravated
Kidnapping.
No word on whether the Xbox 360 escaped the
experience in one piece.
