A foster care director, a plastics plant manager and an IT employee are among the 12 jurors and four alternates hearing testimony at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
Juror No. 14 told the judge she “doesn’t get into politics," while Juror No. 161 said she was “middle of the road, politically.” The retiree said her husband was more opinionated than she on politics but that she could “put him on mute” for the duration of the trial.
Several members of the pool were dismissed after saying they disliked Whitmer. So was one woman who described herself as a fan of the governor. A man who said he didn't “trust the government” was also let go.The judge didn't ask candidates about former President Donald Trump. The defendants are accused of hatching their plot in 2020 asWHAT ABOUT GUNS?
Jonker asked would-be jurors if they owned guns, apparently to glean if any harbored strong biases against firearms. Some trial evidence includes photos of the defendants with legally owned guns.Juror No. 69, the retiree, later said there were no guns in her home but that she doesn't have a problem with them. The plastics plant manager was among those who said he owned multiple weapons, including an assault-type rifle.Ten jurors are women. Six are men.
Jurors sit facing the defendants. The judge ordered that bunting be hung from the defense tables to conceal the defendants' leg restraints after their lawyers said the sight of the restraints could lead jurors to conclude the men are dangerous and influence the verdict.During jury selection, he said this wasn't “a run of the mill case" and that it would require extra effort and time to ensure the trial was “done fairly.
One person in the pool, a professional glass blower, shook his head when the judge said the trial could last six weeks. He was dismissed. So was a long-haul truck driver who complained he was losing $2,000 just by reporting for jury duty.Juror No. 143, the only juror who expressed excitement about getting onto the jury, was let go two weeks into testimony. He had come down with a stomach bug, the judge said. Earlier, Juror No. 162 was dismissed after calling in sick. Four alternates remain.
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