A jury has found defendants Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring in 2020 to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. After about nine hours of deliberation over two days, the jury convicted Fox and Croft of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft was…
Prosecution Rests Its Case at Whitmer Kidnapping Trial
After hearing from more than a dozen witnesses over seven days of testimony, federal prosecutors rested their case on Thursday against two men charged with conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just before the 2020 election. The men are also charged with conspiracy to use explosives to facilitate a getaway. This is the second…
Defense Says FBI Plants Pushed Alleged Whitmer Kidnappers to Commit Crime
As the second trial of two men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 enters week two, prosecutors presented audio and text evidence supporting their case. Defendant Adam Fox, 38, of Wyoming, Mich., was secretly recorded expressing glee, as he and his acquaintance—now turned FBI informant, Dan Chappel—cased the premises and…
Whitmer Kidnap Plot Trial Starts With Jury Selection
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan–The trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor started March 8, with the parties making their way through a list of more than 200 potential jurors. Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Caserta face federal charges of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Fox,…
Entrapment Motion Fails for Whitmer Kidnap Plot Defendants
Michigan Judge Thomas Wilson has denied a bid by three former Wolverine Watchmen to have their charges dismissed, ruling that the presence of undercover FBI informants and agents in the alleged plot to capture Gov. Gretchen Whitmer doesn’t amount to entrapment. Judge Wilson made his ruling March 1, following a two-day entrapment hearing in Jackson…
DOJ Seeking to Keep Undercover Agents Anonymous in Whitmer Kidnapping Case
Federal prosecutors in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case asked a judge to keep the names of two undercover FBI agents undisclosed and accused a defendant’s friend of offering a “cash bounty” for information about at least one of the feds. The U.S. government articulated its position on the issue Feb. 24, in response to…
State Entrapment Hearing Starts for Whitmer Kidnap Plot Defendants
The entrapment hearing for three former Wolverine Watchmen facing state charges for their role in planning the kidnap of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer began Feb. 23, in what could be a preview of the upcoming federal trial for the plot’s alleged ringleaders. Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar have been charged under Michigan law…
State Entrapment Hearing Starts for Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Defendants
JACKSON, Mich.—The entrapment hearing for three former Wolverine Watchmen facing state charges for their alleged roles in planning the kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer began Feb. 23, in what could be a preview of the upcoming federal trial for the plot’s accused ringleaders. Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar have been charged under…
Michigan Kidnap Plot Defendant Changes Plea to Guilty
Kaleb Franks, one of the five defendants set to face trial next month for conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor, changed course and decided to plead guilty to the allegations in a Grand Rapids federal courtroom on Feb. 9. Franks told Magistrate Judge Phillip Green that he understood the consequences of striking a plea deal with…
FBI Agents’ Misconduct Won’t Be Considered in Whitmer Kidnap Case, Judge Rules
The misconduct of three FBI agents who investigated the alleged Michigan governor kidnapping plot won’t be used as evidence in court, a U.S. district judge has ruled. With their March 8 trial fast approaching, defendants Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Caserta filed numerous motions in recent weeks to buttress their argument…
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