EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy London: Kidnappers Threatened To Get My Son
Posted on Jun 18, 2010 @ 03:35PM
Jeremy London, the Mallrats star who claims he was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to take drugs, has given his first insight into the terrorizing five-hour ordeal, RadarOnline.com has learned.
In a desperate message posted to a friend on Facebook immediately after last week's incident in California's Palm Springs, the 37-year-old said his abductors threatened to go after his two-year-old son, Lyrik, while they allegedly held London captive.
"I'm so scared to press charges," wrote London, who played Griffin in in the TV hit Party of Five.
"They kept saying they knew where my son lived and they's (sic) strait (sic) for him first."
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As RadarOnline.com exclusively revealed, London was changing a tire near a hotel on June 10 when two men stopped to help him.
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One of them allegedly pulled a gun and forced him to get into his vehicle.
London told police he was driven around at gunpoint and ordered to smoke drugs -- crack cocaine or amphetamines -- and buy alcohol.
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London, who has also starred in 7th Heaven, escaped at 3 am the next day.
His car was later found near the home of one of the alleged kidnappers.
Brandon Adams, 26, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, robbery, possession of stolen property and vehicle theft.
He has pleaded not guilty and is currently in jail with bail set at $500,000.
In the Facebook post, London described his kidnappers as "gangsta thugs."
He said, "I got robbed at gunpoint and kidnapped and terrorized with guns to my head all day! They were little gangsta thugs who took all the money that was in an envelope that was going to be able to get the gdamn truck out todat (sic)!! They kept me all day, always threatening to kill me and that they..."
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His reference to the truck seems to indicate that London is having financial problems. Also, while he references “thugs” only one man was arrested.
But RadarOnline.com learned there was another person involved. That person was not charged and police will not comment.
In the Facebook message London told his friend how scared he was to press charges.
"Right now, I'm telling them to just charge him with the thefts,” he wrote.
“I really don't know what to do bro. Help me Help me.
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"I'm in shock and could use talking to a good friend. I never shoulda (sic) left.”
London underwent an intensive 35-day drug rehabilitation program last September, describing it as one of the "best decisions" of his life.
He was addicted to prescription drugs.
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Posted Tue, 07/06/2010 - 4:52pm
and explain away the reason his upcoming drug test would be dirty, he decided to concoct a story that sounds like it was made up by a crackhead...
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 8:22pm
he let the ''assailant'' keep his car as collateral...After sobering up a few hours later, Mr London realized he had to explain what happened to his car..
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 8:23pm
house, probably asked him if he knew where he get some drugs..The ''assailant'' either sells it, or knew some one that did, and they got high together.......Wanting to get high, but realizing he had no more money,
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 8:19pm
Ok this story sounded like total b.s when i heard it..Why are they wasting tax payer dollars on this in the first place..To me it sounds like dude changed his tire, Jeremy probably did offer him a a ride but on the way to the ''assailant's''..
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 8:18pm
Sounds like the runaway bride "story."
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 7:01pm
Drug addicts are the best manipulators out there. Seriously, we all have known one or two and its amazing the stories they spin to divert the attention from what really is the problem...themselves
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 1:43pm
Yeah, London and Lohan should get together and swap "tales."
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 7:02pm
London with his fatuity is interfering with the police work that could be saving somebody life...
Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 11:18am
Yuk he's even using his little boy in his lame excuse.
Posted Fri, 06/18/2010 - 8:31pm