DETROIT — Closing arguments and jury deliberations are expected Friday following a 14-day trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, one of the most closely watched cases of domestic terrorism in recent history.
Testimony ended in federal court in Grand Rapids on Thursday with just one of the four defendants testifying. Lake Orion resident Daniel Harris, 24, a Marine, denied joining any conspiracy during and during a combative cross examination, called an FBI informant a "b----" and the government's star witnesses "liars."
Harris is standing trial alongside Barry Croft, 46, of Delaware, Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville and Brandon Caserta, 33, of Canton Township. The group was arrested in early October 2020 and accused of hatching the plot because of distrust of the government and anger over restrictions imposed during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. They face up to life in prison if convicted of kidnapping conspiracy.
