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3 accused of assisting governor kidnapping plot stand trial
Read full article: 3 accused of assisting governor kidnapping plot stand trialAn FBI agent has testified that postings in online chatrooms by members of a paramilitary group connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included instructions on how to make explosives.
Key insider in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot gets sentence break
Read full article: Key insider in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot gets sentence breakA judge has slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, assuring Ty Garbin will be free in 2023.
Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
Read full article: Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotA jury has been selected in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot
Read full article: 1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plotJurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Witness: Whitmer kidnapping aimed at stopping Biden win
Read full article: Witness: Whitmer kidnapping aimed at stopping Biden winA man who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says he and his allies wanted to act before the 2020 election to prevent Joe Biden from winning the presidency.
Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer
Read full article: Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. WhitmerProsecutors have played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which a man charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer specifically mentions abducting the Democrat.
Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
Read full article: Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotAttorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are telling jurors they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.
Whitmer kidnapping plot defense seeks to dismiss indictment
Read full article: Whitmer kidnapping plot defense seeks to dismiss indictmentDefense attorneys have sought to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of what they describe as “egregious overreaching” by federal agents and informants.
Man pleads guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor
Read full article: Man pleads guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governorGarbin, one of six men charged in an alleged plot to snatch Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty to a kidnapping conspiracy, according to court document filed Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (Kent County Sheriff via AP File)DETROIT – One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, admitting that the group discussed an incredible scheme to snatch her at her lakeside vacation home and destroy a bridge to slow down police. Ty Garbin’s guilty plea is a major catch for prosecutors, only about four months after arrests were made.