Kidnapping

Nevada judge rules that Troy Driver, accused of kidnapping and killing 18-year-old Naomi Irion, will remain in jail without bail. More

April 8, 2022

A jury on acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't reach verdicts against the two alleged leaders. More

April 8, 2022

The third day of deliberations ended Wednesday without a verdict in a trial that centers on a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More

April 6, 2022

Troy Driver, Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing 18-year-old Naomi Irion shot her and buried her body in a remote high-desert area, according to a new criminal complaint. More

April 5, 2022

A pretrial hearing has been postponed until next month for a rural Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing Naomi Irion. More

April 5, 2022

Jurors asked for a definition of “weapon” Monday but otherwise gave no indication of the progress of their work. More

April 5, 2022

The jury picked a leader late Friday afternoon, following hours of closing arguments from lawyers, then said it would start discussing the case after the weekend. More

April 4, 2022

Troy Driver booked on charges of murder with use of a deadly weapon, robbery, burglary and destruction of evidence. He's been held on $750,000 bail at the Lyon County Jail since March 25 after his arrest on a charge of kidnapping Naomi Irion. More

April 1, 2022

A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More

April 1, 2022

Defense attorneys rested their case after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly said "absolutely not" when asked if he had agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election. More

March 31, 2022

Authorities discovered the remains of 18-year-old kidnapped Nevada woman Naomi Irion. 41-year-old Troy Driver was charged earlier with first-degree kidnapping. More

March 30, 2022

A man accused of leading a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was "antigovernment" and believed officials were out to "line their own pockets," his longtime companion testified Wednesday before prosecutors rested their case. More

March 30, 2022

Sheriff’s Detective Erik Kusmerz has said deputies and the FBI haven’t found Irion's cellphone or detected a signal it since shortly after they believe she was abducted. More

March 29, 2022

Two men described as leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were thrilled as they watched videos of powerful explosives, a few hours before driving north to scout her vacation home, an FBI agent testified Monday. More

March 28, 2022

Nevada police took a suspect into custody in the kidnapping of 18-year-old Naomi Irion. More

March 25, 2022

Kaleb Franks, who pleaded guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, testified he joined the conspiracy hoping he would be killed in a shootout with police. More

March 24, 2022

Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, told jurors he and allies wanted to attack before 2020 election to prevent Biden from winning. More

March 23, 2022

“He circled around the parking lot, maybe to make sure there were no witnesses. He came up behind the car and forced his way into the driver’s side of the car.” More

March 22, 2022

Dan Chappel, leader of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, asked "when's the lynching?" after state Supreme Court struck down law she repeatedly used to impose restrictions during COVID-19. More

March 21, 2022

Matthew Muller, a Harvard-trained attorney and ex-Marine, concocted a plan so elaborate and bizarre that at first police accused the couple of lying. More

March 21, 2022

Four men are standing trial in Michigan on charges they plotted to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. More

March 17, 2022

The trial was suspended because the virus had struck a key participant in the case. More

March 16, 2022

Heather Adkins is accused of abandoning her 5-year-old, non-verbal son on a dark road in the rain. From jail, she told reporters she left the child to save him from herself. More

March 14, 2022

U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker ordered the delay Sunday. Undercover FBI agents and informants were expected to testify in the coming weeks, as were two co-conspirators. More

March 14, 2022

Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which one of the men specifically discusses a plan to abduct the Democrat. More

March 10, 2022

Sherri Papini, California woman arrested for allegedly faking her own kidnapping and lying to federal agents, was released from jail after family posted $120,000 bond. She also must undergo psychiatric treatment and surrender her passport. More

March 9, 2022

Four men face trial: Fox, Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris. Prosecutors say the men came up with the plan to snatch the Democratic governor because they were angry about pandemic restrictions she imposed. More

March 9, 2022

They're accused of taking critical steps over several months, including secret messaging, gun drills in the woods and a night drive to northern Michigan to scout her second home and figure out how to blow up a bridge. More

March 8, 2022

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of four men who are accused of conspiring to snatch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More

March 7, 2022

Sherri Papini, arrested on charges she faked her own kidnapping, mail fraud and lying to a federal agent was ordered detained as a danger and flight risk. More

March 4, 2022