Jury members told a judge on Friday that they had reached agreement on some charges, but were at a stalemate on others
A federal jury told a judge on Friday that it was deadlocked in the trial of four men charged with a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, allegedly over her COVID-19 restrictions and with hopes of starting a new civil war.
Prosecutors said Adam Fox, Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris planned to abduct Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home in northern Michigan, aiming to end what they perceived to be draconian restrictions championed by the Democrat to control the spread of coronavirus. All four of the defendants face charges of conspiracy to kidnap the governor. Fox, Croft and Harris were also charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction as part of the kidnapping plot because of efforts to buy explosives – which they allegedly would have been used to blow up a bridge as part of their getaway plan after snatching the governor. If convicted, the men could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Two other men who had been initially charged – Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks – struck plea deals and served as star witnesses for the prosecution. Garbin is currently serving a six-year sentence, while Franks awaits sentencing.
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