The plot, which FBI informants helped disrupt, involved plans to capture Whitmer (D) at her home, detonate a bridge and ignite an armed rebellion ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
courtroom following a two-week trial involving Eric Molitor and twin brothers William Null and Michael Null, all of whom faced charges of providing material support for a terrorist act and illegally possessing firearms.
The acquittals follow several earlier trials where defendants were convicted of their roles in the kidnapping plot. Several of the defendants were members of Wolverine Watchmen, a far-right paramilitary group. At the time, the members of the antigovernmental group were upset that Whitmer had endorsed preventive measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.Whitmer’s office did not immediately respond to the verdict.
after they were convicted of providing material support for a terrorist act and weapons charges related to the plot. Two other men pleaded guilty to providing material support for a terrorist attack, with one facing up to five years in prison while the other received a sentence of 5 to 20 years.In August 2022, two alleged ringleaders of the plot, Barry Croft Jr.
Two other men pleaded guilty to federal charges and agreed to cooperate with investigators, according to Nessel. But the federal government failed to obtain convictions against two additional defendants, both of whom were released from custody after being
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