Tag: Wolverine Watchmen

Defendants Seek Acquittal From Whitmer Kidnap Conspiracy Charges

Two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 have filed a motion for acquittal following a federal jury’s failure to reach a verdict against them. The motions from Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. follow a federal jury’s April 8 decision to find Wolverine Watchmen Daniel Harris and Brandon…


Facebook Silent on FBI Informants Using Platform to Push Whitmer Kidnap Plot

On Oct. 28, 2020, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress about what he was doing to monitor online extremism, citing his company’s work with law enforcement to apprehend the men who had allegedly tried to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer weeks earlier. “Over the last four years in particular, we’ve built closer partnerships with…


2 Acquitted, Mistrial Declared for 2 Others in Michigan Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot

Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor were acquitted on April 8, and a mistrial was declared for two others after a jury failed to reach a decision. Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. In addition, Harris was acquitted of…


EXCLUSIVE: Whitmer Kidnap Plot Informant Reports Death Threats, Then Goes Silent

On Saturday, March 12, at 10:31 p.m., The Epoch Times received an unexpected phone call from a man who identified himself as Stephen Robeson, a former FBI informant who helped build the kidnapping conspiracy case against the Wolverine Watchmen. Along with his familiar voice and detailed knowledge of the case, the basis for confirming Robeson’s…


FBI Informant Gave Whitmer Kidnapping Defendant Marijuana, Court Hears

Coordinated demolitions, snipers taking out armed guards, and a getaway with two helicopters were some of the wild details of an alleged conspiracy by the Wolverine Watchmen militia to kidnap Michigan’s governor in the summer of 2020. But according to the Watchmen standing trial for this alleged plot, these plans were hatched after they were…


‘Three Percenters’ Groups Headed by FBI Informants, Kidnap Plot Court Hears

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan—At least three groups affiliated with the Three Percenters were run by undercover FBI informants, defense attorney Christopher Gibbons said March 9 during his opening statement in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap conspiracy trial. Gibbons represents Adam Fox, one of the four defendants accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor in retaliation for…


‘Three Percenters’ Militia Groups Headed by FBI Informants, Court Hears in Whitmer Kidnap Conspiracy Trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan—At least three groups affiliated with the Three Percenters were run by undercover FBI informants, defense attorney Christopher Gibbons said March 9 during his opening statement in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap conspiracy trial. Gibbons represents Adam Fox, one of the four defendants accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor in retaliation for…


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…