2 convicted of kidnapping man, violently torturing him in Wyandotte County

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    KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — Two Kansas men have been convicted of kidnapping, drug and gun charges in connection to the kidnapping and torture of a victim in Kansas City, Kan.

David Carr, 36, of KCK and James Poterbin, 46, of Edwardsville, Kan., were convicted of kidnapping the boyfriend of a woman they mistakenly believed had stolen drug money from them.

An indictment states that Carr and Poterbin bound the victim with zip-ties and duct-taped a shirt to his head, pistol-whipped him, smashed his fingers and committed other violent acts.

The victim was eventually released and Carr ordered a co-conspirator to burn the house down.

Carr and Poterbin were found guilty of kidnapping, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and discharging a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.

Sentencing is set for May 2023.

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