Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null were among 14 men charged over the alleged plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been found not guilty on all counts.charged in state and federal court over the alleged plan to kidnap the governor at her vacation home in Antrim County in 2020, largely over the Democratic governor's strict COVID-19 shutdowns.
During closing arguments on Wednesday, prosecutor James Rossiter told the jury that the defendants were going to help the plot leaders "bring terrorism to Antrim County." "This thing just became a good story they couldn't back out of. They're here pulling the shortcuts to try to get somebody convicted, an innocent person," Barnett said.
William Null told the jury that while on a nighttime surveillance mission, he didn't know they were going to the governor's cabin. Previously, nine of the militia members have been convicted in state or federal court in connection with the alleged plot, while two have been acquitted.
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