Fake kidnapping plot leads to Butler County man’s arrest

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) – A fake kidnapping plot to deceive a loved one out of $100 led to a man facing numerous charges.

Patrick Edsall, 37, told a 71-year-old family member that he had been kidnapped at gunpoint on July 30, according to Butler County court records.

Edsall claimed his kidnapper was demanding $200 for his “ransom,” the court records explain…

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