GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A juror accused of harboring a bias against two men convicted Tuesday of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was allowed to stay on the case because the juror did not appear to be manipulative and denied having a predetermined desire to convict the men, according to an unsealed court filing.
The filing sheds light on an allegation of juror misconduct that threatened to upend one of the largest domestic terrorism cases in a generation. The allegation is expected to factor into appeals after Potterville resident Adam Fox and co-defendant Barry Croft of Delaware were convicted earlier Tuesday of kidnapping and weapons of mass destruction conspiracy charges.
The allegation emerged publicly Aug. 11 during the trial's early stages. That's when Fox's lawyer Joshua Blanchard relayed a tip about one of the jurors.
