Oct 05 3 accused of assisting in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot stand trial By Associated Press Jurors in the trial of three men charged in connection with a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been told about the formation and actions of a paramilitary group the government says trained as part of… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Michigan jury convicts 2 men for plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer In our news wrap Tuesday, a Michigan jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a former Kentucky detective pleaded guilty to falsifying the warrant used in the deadly raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment, ceremonies… Continue watching
Aug 23 2 men found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By Ed White, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The jury also found Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, namely a bomb to blow up a bridge and stymie police if the kidnapping could be pulled off at Whitmer’s… Continue reading
Aug 22 Jurors in retrial of two men accused in Michigan governor kidnap plot to hear closing arguments By Joey Cappelletti, Ed White, Associated Press Jurors are hearing closing arguments Monday in the retrial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Continue reading
Aug 10 Jury is told 2 men wanted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, start a ‘second American revolution’ By Joey Cappelletti, Ed White, Associated Press A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. wanted to ignite a "second American revolution" in 2020. Continue reading
Aug 08 2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By Ed White, Associated Press The announcement comes months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. while acquitting two others. The result in April was a blow to federal prosecutors. Continue reading
Apr 09 Following verdict in Whitmer kidnapping case, some see freedom and others danger By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Four men — Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Brandon Caserta and Daniel Harris — were arrested in October 2020. Federal prosecutors said they wanted to kidnap Whitmer because they were angry over pandemic restrictions she imposed, and saw her as… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 Federal jury in Michigan clears 2 defendants for plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By John Yang, Courtney Norris A Michigan jury found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty Friday and failed to reach a verdict against two others. Federal prosecutors allege they planned to take Whitmer in the hopes it would disrupt… Continue watching
Apr 08 Michigan jury deadlocks on some charges in Whitmer kidnapping plot trial By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker told the jury Friday to keep working on the unresolved charges. Decisions to convict or acquit must be unanimous. Continue reading
Mar 30 Prosecutors rest their case in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping trial By Ed White, Associated Press Prosecutors in Michigan have rested their case against four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 national election. Continue reading