Horrific details emerge in January kidnapping of Baltimore County man for ransom

Charging documents are revealing horrific details of a kidnapping that happened in January.

62-year-old Joel Edwards was kidnapped outside his Baltimore County home after leaving the Horseshoe Casino.

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[leighdavis]

Now, he needs to be put in prison for life. Just in case a judge doesn't know what to do...js.

[LBmustwin]

Man you couldn’t pay me to go to ghetto a$$ horseshoe casino. So many people have been robbed from that casino its insane

[virgilrobertsjr]

Thank You Lord, for safely bringing this man back to his family, and restoring him back to life, health, and strength. Also, thank you for bringing every worker of iniquity involved with this kidnapping extortion robbery to justice and final judgment!
IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[kennymorelandiii]

Man i swear wayyy too much crime is happening with people on the street after posting bail when they are charged with violent crimes.

Like how is this dude in Baltimore when he is out on bond from a violent crime in Arizona. How or why was he allowed to travel across the country?
And i get that the entire bail system is a mess and controversial but im really curious what the bail amount was with that violent armed robbery... it should be high but i have a feeling it probably wasn't

[howardcraigiv]

This entire thing seems really odd. At least the man was brought home safe

[PrincessCashmonie]

We have a Horseshoe casino in Saint Louis. I will steer clear of that establishment.

[antoine]

I thank God that I don't gamble, these are some wicked times we're living in

[papigrande]

I'd love to see some positive, community engagement stories.

[arilewis]

The cash cage dont give a damn about gamblers safety. The will count your winnings in front of everyone

[ShoNuff]

Who put the GPS tracker on the guy car?

[OSOPHONZO]

So 4people 25k how they gon get a lawyer ????

[bluechex]

There is nothing strange about this story. That is they culture.

[securethebag]

Imagine thinkin this is a good idea in 2024 😂🤣💦💦💦

[ayyyejesterdazed]

Online casinos do exist. USE WITH CAUTION AT YOUR OWN RISK. As a former blackjack dealer I can say never gamble what you aren’t willing to lose. Seek professional help if you continually lose money and can’t stop. No shame. There’s worse things to unintentionally get addicted too

[Metamophisis]

Damn 😳 what people do for money 💰 instead of working jobs

[Mister]

How did they know he had money or would have 25k?

[connor_flanigan]

a dilla, a dolla, a 10 o'clock fella

[OpinionatedGlobalCitizen]

Was this staged to get insurance or taxpayers money?

[coreytrevor]

Out of control crime in Baltimore? That’s new. 😂

[gregjames]

In Baltimore the mayor is a Democrat. The city council president is a Democrat. The city council members are all Democrats.
The police commissioner is is appointed by city leadership. Baltimore's AG is a Democrat.
The issues in Baltimore are not due to racism. The issues are due to culture. They are also the fault of the Democratic Party.
The last Republican mayor of Baltimore left office in 1968.