A federal jury finds two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction
Adam Fox and Barry Croft face a maximum sentence of life in prison for the kidnapping conspiracy conviction. They were also convicted of one count of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.Their first trial ended in a mistrial.Prosecutors allege that Fox was the ringleader of a plot to kidnap the Democratic governor from her summer home and Croft was a part of the plan and practiced detonating explosives in preparation. ReplayMore Videos ...
Video appears to show Michigan suspects in training 03:25"There are a lot of things that are complicated today. There's one thing that's pretty simple still - kidnapping is wrong. You can't just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and go snatch the governor. You can't snatch anybody, and you certainly can't make bombs that are meant to maim and kill people. And this case is about a plot to abduct Gov. Whitmer.
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