Man left child home alone to fake his own kidnapping, court records show

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) – A man in Ohio is accused of faking his own kidnapping, leaving his child at home alone, to get money for drugs.

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

According to court records, Edsall claimed his kidnapper was demanding $200 for his “ransom.”

The family member sent Edsall $100…

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