A jury acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Posted: Apr 08, 2022 2:27 PM ET | Last Updated: 10 hours ago
Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty of conspiracy. In addition, Harris was acquitted of charges related to explosives and a gun. Harris and Caserta embraced their lawyers when U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said they were free after 18 months in jail awaiting trial. Family members moments earlier gasped and cried with joy when the verdicts were read.
Harris was the only defendant to testify in his own defence, repeatedly telling jurors "absolutely not" when asked if he had targeted the governor. In this courtroom drawing, defendant Kaleb Franks listens to Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler during a hearing in federal court in Grand Rapids in October 2020.
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