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Jury in kidnap plot case hears about ride to Whitmer house

An FBI agent who was working undercover told jurors Friday that he accompanied two men on a night drive to see the Michigan governor’s vacation home, directly connecting the pair to a key step in an alleged plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. On the third day of testimony, Jonker also expressed frustration about the “ridiculous” pace of the …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Witness Testifies How Extremists Planned To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A man who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Ty Garbin talked about building a “shoot house” with wood, tarps and scrap materials to resemble Whitmer’s home so the men could practice an eventual assault in Elk Rapids. But Garbin’s testimony comes from someone who pleaded guilty and said he was a willing participant …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Jury Selection Starts In Michigan Governor Kidnap Plot

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With secret recordings and other evidence, prosecutors are pledging to show how four men were united behind a wild plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in response to her aggressive steps to slow down COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic. Jury selection began Tuesday for a trial that could last more than …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Testimony ends in key hearing for 3 tied to Whitmer plot

Associated Press

JACKSON, Mich. — A war veteran who said he believes in small government explained Friday how he became an FBI informant in a federal investigation of an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Dan said he participated in armed protests at the state Capitol last year as well as rural training exercises. I could tell the adrenaline was starting to …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Man pleads guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor

Associated Press

DETROIT — One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. He said he and others trained with weapons in Munith, Michigan, and Cambria, Wisconsin, last summer and “discussed the plan to storm the Capitol and kidnap the governor.” The plot, he said, eventually switched to Whitmer’s second home in Antrim County. Garbin said he “advocated …

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4 years ago

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. The indictment released Thursday by U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge levied the conspiracy charge against Adam Dean Fox, Barry Gordon Croft Jr., Ty Gerard Garbin, Kaleb James Franks, Daniel Joseph Harris and Brandon Michael-Ray Caserta. It says Fox later met Garbin, a leader …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Another suspect charged in alleged Michigan kidnap plot

Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general charged an eighth person Thursday in what authorities have described as a foiled scheme to storm the state Capitol building and kidnap officials, including Gov. “These were very credible, and very serious threats to our elected officials and the public in general, and the swift actions taken by state and federal authorities this past …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Michigan Charges 8th Man In Alleged Domestic Terrorism Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

NPR

Michigan Charges 8th Man In Alleged Domestic Terrorism Plot To Kidnap Gov. Higgins participated "in a plan of domestic terrorism that included storming the Michigan Capitol building and harming government officials," the attorney general's office said. Sponsor Message "Wolverine Watchmen members together with another group led by Adam Fox, the 'Michigan III%ers,' engaged in planning and training for various acts …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Thirteen charged in ‘plots’ against Michigan governor

Al Jazeera

Prosecutors reveal arrests in ‘plots’ to storm the Michigan state capitol building and kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Our efforts uncovered elaborate plans to endanger the lives of law enforcement officers, government officials and the broader public,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told a news conference to announce the charges. Seven people were charged with material support to “terrorism” related to …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Fears of far-right extremism deepen as 13 are charged in plots to kidnap Michigan governor, attack Capitol

LA Times

Six people are accused of planning to kidnap Gov. A plot to storm the Michigan state Capitol, kidnap the governor and put her on trial for “uncontrolled power” revealed Thursday how brazen far-right armed extremist groups have become in recent years at striking out against the government and those they hold in contempt for perceived threats against their liberties. Additionally, …

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Jury in kidnap plot case hears about ride to Whitmer house

Witness Testifies How Extremists Planned To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Jury Selection Starts In Michigan Governor Kidnap Plot

Testimony ends in key hearing for 3 tied to Whitmer plot

Man pleads guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Another suspect charged in alleged Michigan kidnap plot

Michigan Charges 8th Man In Alleged Domestic Terrorism Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Thirteen charged in ‘plots’ against Michigan governor

Fears of far-right extremism deepen as 13 are charged in plots to kidnap Michigan governor, attack Capitol