A man kidnapped at gunpoint after leaving a Gold Coast bar last month caught an extraordinary break during the terrifying ordeal: prosecutors say he found a previous robbery victim’s cellphone inside his abductors’ SUV and secretly hid it so he could call for help when the chance came. Now, two men are charged in that case and could face additional charges in a string of similar robberies.
Kareem Burnett, 50, and Lamont Gary, 51, are each charged with armed robbery and armed kidnapping in connection with the March 14 abduction and robbery. Judge Antara Rivera ordered both men detained pending trial.
Prosecutors said the 27-year-old victim was walking home from The Hangge-Uppe, 14 West Elm Street, shortly before 4 a.m., when a white SUV pulled alongside him. The passenger called him over, then lifted his shirt to reveal a handgun tucked into his waistband and ordered the man into the vehicle. The victim complied.
Once he was inside, the two men demanded his wallet, personal cellphone, and work phone, then ordered him to provide passwords for his phones and banking accounts, according to a detention filing…