According to police, these guys may be the worst kidnappers in history. Police believe that they kidnapped the wrong guy from New Jersey, only to have him bolt in Missouri. One officer called Douglas Stangeland, 46, of Nevada; Andrew David Wadel, 21, and Lonnie Eugene Swarnes, 44, “bumbling idiots” after their arrest near a convenience store in Lake Ozark.
Police say that the men kidnapped Jeffrey Muller by mistake and Muller was spotted by a convenience clerk trying to escape. 
The three allegedly walked up to the pet store owner and asked if he was Jeff Muller and, when he said yes, they shot him with a stun gun.
This is a live remake of Bottle-rockets.
What the kidnappers did sounds pretty much like a typical police arrest:
“Are you Joe Sus?”
“Yes”
*taser*
The police called them “bumbling idiots”, but based on the MO, I wonder if kidnappers were ex-cops.
Alan,
They look like a walking meth lab.
The truth is that the overwhelming majority of criminals are simply not very smart.
I wonder why they kidnapped him. I also wonder if kidnapping is on the rise in the USA with the economic conditions being what they are.
Is this a sign of things to come?
Three more Republican candidates ready for Congress.
Missourians. No need to say more.
Which ones Moe?
Folks I am very familiar where Newton N.J and for these guys to go there and then go to Missouri.WOW!!
I bet that “North by Northwest” is their favorite movie.
ET Spoon “Missourians. No need to say more.”
As a Misourian I’d like to be able to take umbrage to a statement like that but the best I can muster is that I’m glad it’s not tied to one of the Missouri militia/separatist groups.
From the horses a**, er, mouth:
http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5991
In LK’s defense as well, Missouri has weather working against it. About twice a years strong winds from the south blow loose Arkies up into the bottom of the state. It’s much more annoying than the neighbor’s Sycamore tree. And harder to rake up and bag I might add.
Buddha,
Ok, so how do you explain the migrating in the Ozarks? Its not just the inbreeding that you have to worry about. But those ___ stay.
AY,
I did. Have you ever tried to rake up those balls a Sycamore throws down? They are a persistent annoyance.
Anyone knows that the prevailing winds carry the dregs from north to south. Ask any weather man.
BuelahMan,
One of the hazards of climate change is altered weather patterns. Soon they’ll be playing banjos in South Dakota out of genetic compulsion (as they do in Arkansas) rather than the usual explanation – you don’t have enough wind for bagpipes and beating a sack of opossum with a stick is too much work for a four minute song much less a live performance.