A former Marine tells a jury he wanted to maintain his infantry skills when he joined a militia, not take down Michigan’s governor or blow up a bridge near her vacation home to foil police
One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified in his own defence Thursday, repeatedly telling jurors “absolutely not” when asked if he agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election.
Harris, Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., and Brandon Caserta are accused of plotting to kidnap Whitmer from her vacation home in northern Michigan because of their disgust with government and her tough COVID-19 restrictions. Defense attorney Julia Kelly took Harris through key events raised by prosecutors earlier in the trial and repeatedly asked: “Did you agree to kidnap the governor of Michigan?”A key part of the government’s case is a firearms training weekend at Luther, Michigan, in September 2020 with a “shoot house” that was intended to replicate Whitmer’s second home. Harris admitted that he brought material but said he didn’t build it with her property in mind.
The others who invoked the Fifth Amendment had participated in training as well as discussions about the plot but have not been charged.
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