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Three men face jail for aiding plot to kidnap politician over Covid restrictions

It was a plot that prosecutors said grew out of hostility over restrictions Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer imposed in 2020 during the pandemic as they could face up to 20 years in jail

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Jury hears closing remarks in 3rd trial tied to Whitmer plot

Prosecutors are urging a jury to convict three men for assisting the leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

'It's not like I have that on tape,' judge says of juror bias claim in Whitmer kidnapping trial

DETROIT — A juror seated on the recent trial of two men convicted of attempting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer denied having said the men would "hang," according to a transcript of a meeting the juror had with U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker, who likened the encounter with the…

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

Two far-right paramilitary members guilty of plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr are also found guilty of conspiracy to obtain a weapon of mass destruction

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Deliberations start for 2 men charged in Gov. Whitmer plot

A jury in Michigan is returning Tuesday for its first full day of deliberations in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Closing arguments next in trial of 2 men in Whitmer plot

Jurors will hear closing arguments Monday in the retrial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Marijuana smoking hangs over Whitmer kidnap plot trial

There's no dispute about some of the evidence in the trial of two men accused of wanting to kidnap Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Defense rests after challenging agents in Whitmer plot trial

Defense lawyers have rested their case in the trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Key insider: 2 men were 'very eager' to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor says two other men were “very eager” to move forward with the plan in 2020

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022