'Just Grab The Bitch': Militia Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Governor, Feds Say

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Michigan militia was plotting to kidnap Gov. In an affidavit, an FBI agent wrote that the bureau learned through social media in early 2020 that a group was “discussing the violent overthrow of certain government and law-enforcement components.” At a meeting in June, defendants Fox and Croft allegedly met with about 13 others in Dublin, Ohio, where they discussed “creating a society that followed the U.S. Bill of Rights and where they could be self-sufficient.” Several members of the group “talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor.” Fox then reached out to a Michigan militia group, the Wolverine Watchmen, which was already on the FBI’s radar after a local police department said the group was trying to get addresses of local law enforcement officers. Members of the group met in remote areas where “they engaged in firearms training and tactical drills to prepare for the ‘boogaloo,’” according to court records. Members of the group met in Ohio, and Garbin suggested “shooting up the Governor’s vacation home.” Garbin said he no longer wanted to go after the state Capitol. Fox later said that Whitmer “fucking goddamn loves the power she has right now” and has “no checks and balances at all.” The group later discussed blowing up a bridge leading to Whitmer’s vacation home, and an FBI undercover agent said explosives would cost $4,000.