Crime & Safety
Man Gets 13 Years For Kidnapping Brother Of Braves Pitcher
One of two men who pleaded to kidnapping and shooting the brother of Josh Ravin, the Braves' new pitcher, has been sentenced to prison.
LOS ANGELES, CA - A Los Angeles man, who pleaded no contest to kidnapping the older brother of the Braves' new pitcher Josh Ravin, was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in state prison.
James Edward Baggett, 31, pleaded no contest Jan. 9, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Co-defendant Randall Elmer Stinson, 32, of Winnetka, pleaded no contest Jan. 25 to attempted murder and is facing 22 years in state prison, according to Santiago. Stinson is set to be sentenced Feb. 27 in a Van Nuys courtroom.
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Joel Keith Ravin was kidnapped, forced into a vehicle and driven to various locations on Oct. 4, 2015, prosecutors said shortly after the case was filed.
He was then driven back to his Los Angeles residence, where he was shot multiple times but survived, according to police and prosecutors.
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Stinson was arrested just over two weeks later by Los Angeles police, and Baggett turned himself in to authorities early the next month. Both men have been behind bars since then.
The victim's brother is now a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
City News Service; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Josh Ravin throws in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Cincinnati. The Dodgers won 10-2. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
