Kidnapping Over A Rocket Belt

from the script-needs-a-rewrite... dept

This one reads like the plot to a bad movie. These two guys worked together to build a "rocket belt" that could lift the wearer off the ground for a few seconds. It appears they had a falling out with each other, and various court cases followed changing who had legal "ownership" of the belt. The most recent case awarded it to one of the guys - but the other one refused to give it up. So, the first guy allegedly had the other one kidnapped in order to get the belt back. They convinced the guy to go out to California for a "job opportunity", even though he was on parole and not allowed to leave either Arkansas or Texas. Once he got to California he was put "in a chokehold with a gun to his head", and then stuck in a box. He escaped a week later (it doesn't sound like the "kidnappers" were professionals). I'm wondering if the movie script has already been optioned... The belt itself has been missing since 1995, which is too bad, because I think I want one.

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    Anonymous Gerbil, Mar 29th, 2002 @ 6:18am

    Yea, I want one too. If it didn't lift me up at least it'll lift up my pants. Either way, I would be happy.

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    Brad Barker, Nov 29th, 2002 @ 9:05am

    Mike

    I guess I have to agree with you that this whole RocketBelt thing seems to be a little ridiculous. Just to update you on the facts. I was not out on parole at the time of the kiddnapping I was out on bond. I had been arrested for breaking into my own office. The burglary charge was dropped and thrown out of court over 2 years ago in Ft Smit, Arkansas which is located in Sebastian County. Case # CR-99-118-G STATE OF ARKANSAS VS BRADLEY WAYNE BARKER. Go to (http://www.swtimes.com/archive/2002/April/28/news/rocket_man.html)fot the full story. For further information feel to call me at 830-832-9770. By the way my ex-partner was sentenced to life plus 10 years on Nov 23, 2002

    Brad Barker

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    bill cook, Feb 22nd, 2006 @ 9:36am

    I have some swamp land in fla for sale, ya interested?

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    Brad Barker, Feb 28th, 2009 @ 4:02pm

    I got your swamp land hangin bitch.

    Brad Barker

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