http://www.wral.com/fbi-wake-forest-man-s-kidnapping-tied-to-daughter-s-work-as-prosecutor/13556018/

Pretty crazy. Also, what's up with him having a cell phone in prison? Is this common?

4/10/2014 12:51:17 PM

Quite common

4/10/2014 12:53:07 PM

Cell phones are smuggled in to prisons like any other contraband. The inmates love them because its unsupervised unrestricted contact with the outside and they can setup things like this.

4/10/2014 12:53:26 PM

also because they rape inmates on phone charges

4/10/2014 1:20:37 PM

literally or figuratively?

4/10/2014 1:24:53 PM

Both.

4/10/2014 1:26:35 PM

The US correctional system is a joke.

4/10/2014 1:33:26 PM

So what punishment does a guy serving a life sentence receive for plotting this?

4/10/2014 1:37:41 PM

Probably the same shit a 15 year old girl gets for getting caught sneaking out after curfew.
No contact with your friends for (X) weeks
No TV for (Y) months
And you lose all your favorite stuff from your room like posters, game consoles and books.

4/10/2014 1:45:56 PM

So long Rita Hayworth.


Also, this story is absolutely insane.

4/10/2014 2:28:01 PM

The very first article is what is scary:

Quote :

"A police spokesman said they had no reason to believe Jansen might be in danger."

fucking cops and their games

4/10/2014 3:42:42 PM

I dont think it was a game, I think it was the cops trying to protect the kidnap victim by not letting on to what they knew.

4/10/2014 3:49:49 PM

yeah, i watched the press briefing,.. i just don't buy that specifically saying he's not in danger was necessary when they knew they were dealing with ego driven criminals. they should have left that part out completely, in my opinion.

4/10/2014 3:58:14 PM

I believe I read that they didn't know it was a kidnapping until Monday, when they made demands to the wife. I think what they may have meant was that as of Saturday they didn't have any reason to believe that he had enemies... Or anyone else targeting him.

4/10/2014 4:47:20 PM

Are there situations where these demands work?

Did the guy that set this thing up think that the prosecutor was going to call for another hearing to not prosecute him

[Edited on April 10, 2014 at 5:44 PM. Reason : L]

4/10/2014 5:43:23 PM

These aren't the smartest people in the world.

4/10/2014 6:03:48 PM

^^ I think it was probably more to do with revenge.

4/10/2014 6:18:56 PM

Quote :

"These aren't the smartest people in the world."

Seriously. This isn't some third world country.

4/10/2014 7:29:17 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/justice/kidnap-fbi-atlanta/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Quote :

"One of the numbers connected to the kidnapping was identified as transmitting messages from Polk Correctional Institution, according to the affidavit, and the user of that particular number placed 99 calls to Melton's daughters. Melton's girlfriend told law enforcement that that number belonged to the inmate, the affidavit said. 'Get a bag, put it over his head' Law enforcement monitored calls between that number and another involved in the kidnapping, the affidavit detailed. According to the document, two male callers could be heard saying: "The first spot we are checking out is close to the house." "We want to make sure it's in a secluded area and the ground is soft so we can go 3 feet deep." "Get a bag, put it over his head, and stuff something in his mouth." "However you feel like doing it, just do it." "Make sure to clean the area up. Don't leave anything. Don't leave any DNA behind." "Get some night time medication and make him go to sleep." "Make him drink the whole bottle of Nyquil." "Let's do it in the wee hours of the morning." "Make sure it is not a half-assed job. Get bleach and throw it on the walls. Maybe do it in the closet." After that conversation, authorities tried to enter Melton's prison cell to find the phone number used in the communications. Melton tried to bar the door and smashed the phone, the affidavit says. Later, at 10:40 p.m. April 9, law enforcement monitored a conversation between two callers who stated, "FBI helicopters are outside. We gotta get rid of holmes.""

4/10/2014 10:04:45 PM

I just read a yahoo article that quoted a text to the dudes wife, saying they'd "torcher" (sic) him

4/10/2014 10:06:50 PM

Quote :

"Shortly after Janssen was rescued, Clifton Roberts drove a blue Chevy Tahoe with Maynard and Jenna Martin to a police station to get Maynard's children. Inside the Tahoe, law enforcement saw picks, shovels and a .45-caliber pistol, according to the affidavit."

4/10/2014 10:10:15 PM

4/11/2014 10:12:51 PM

^ha, I was coming to post that pic

http://www.wral.com/two-more-charged-in-kidnapping-of-wake-forest-man/13572398/

4/16/2014 12:37:44 PM