A 21-year-old Lawrence man told police he was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint just before midnight Saturday.

“They took my keys, they took my wallet, they took my phone, they had me empty out all my pockets, they took everything,” said Kris Wenberg, the victim. “They had a gun to my head, told me to give the codes for the alarm, the code for the safe.”

Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl said officers working Friday night responded to a call coming from the 1500 block of North 2000 Road. The call was made just before 1 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, Wenberg told them he had been kidnapped and robbed.

The situation happened after Wenberg left work at Long John Silver’s, 1503 W. 23rd St., where works as a night manager. Police said the man told them he was jumped by two white men wearing dark clothing. He said they also had handguns. According to police reports, the suspects took Wenberg’s keys to the business.

Wenberg told police he was then forced into an unidentified vehicle, knocked unconscious and dropped off in the 1500 block of North 2000 Road, which is north of Lawrence Municipal Airport and 11 miles from the scene of the alleged robbery. He was able to enter a nearby residence and call police.

“I just kind of woke up out there, my head bleeding,” said Wenberg, who was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained during the incident. He had a staple put in the back of his head, where he said the suspects had hit him with a gun.

Hadl said after interviewing the victim, officers went to Long John Silver’s, where they found it had been burglarized. Police reports state an undetermined amount of money was taken from the business.

It’s a bizarre set of events that has Wenberg fighting for his job.

“I’ve had a lot of people tell me that they’ve thought I was part of it,” he said. “I’m suspended right now until the police say that I wasn’t.”

No arrests have been made and Sgt. Bill Cory, police spokesman, said officers are actively investigating the reported crimes.

Representatives from Long John Silver’s weren’t available for comment on Tuesday.