14 men were arrested in the weeks before the Nov. 2020 election on charges that they planned to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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
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... More
March 31, 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,"... More
March 30, 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... More
March 28, 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... 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... More
March 23, 2022
By ED WHITE Associated Press A man accused of a leading role in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer got the attention of the FBI... More
March 17, 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... 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... More
March 10, 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... 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... 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
A judge ruled three men charged in plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI. More
March 1, 2022
A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, according to documents filed Monday, giving prosecutors... More
February 7, 2022
Defense attorneys want to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
December 27, 2021
Ty Garbin cooperated within weeks of being arrested, willingly putting a “target on his back to begin his own redemption,” the government said in a... More
August 25, 2021
Richard Trask’s wife had lacerations on her head and blood on her chest, arms and hand, Kalamazoo County sheriff's investigators wrote. More
July 22, 2021
A Michigan judge on Monday ordered three men to stand trial in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her coronavirus More
March 29, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A trial for five men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been postponed for seven months... More
February 11, 2021
