Wolverine Watchmen denied release pending their appeals in Whitmer kidnapping plot
Judge Wilson found that Bellar and Morrison had not met the burden required of a prisoner seeking bond pending appeal who was convicted of serious crimes like providing material support for a terrorist act.
Nessel: Right-leaning jury led to acquittals in Whitmer kidnapping plot
The Michigan Attorney general said the trial for three men accused of plotting to kidnap the governor was held in a "very right-leaning county."
Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election.
Man accused of supporting foiled plot to kidnap Michigan governor set to change not-guilty plea
A man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to change his not-guilty plea, records show.
Brian Higgins admits to role in Whitmer kidnapping plot
Brian Higgins could spend up to 5 years in prison after admitting to attempting to provide support for terrorism in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Wisconsin man charged in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot to change plea
A Wisconsin man who drove past the vacation home of Michigan’s governor during a scheme to kidnap her in 2020 is returning to court to change his not-guilty plea, records show.
Judge sentences second kidnapping plotter to nearly 20 years in prison
Barry Croft Jr. was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate, a day after ally Adam Fox was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The two men were convicted in August of conspiracy charges at a second trial in Grand Rapids.
Barry Croft Jr., architect in Whitmer kidnapping plot, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison
Croft avoided the life sentence that prosecutors had recommended for him after he was convicted earlier this year on multiple felony charges. He was sentenced a day after his co-defendant Adam Fox was was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Co-leader Adam Fox of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison
The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ease an escape.
Paul Bellar, Joe Morrison, and Pete Musico get prison time for assisting in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are headed to prison.
Attorney: Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence
The attorney said that prosecutors’ sentencing “memorandum employs exaggerated language to create the false narrative of a terrifying para-military leader.”
Wolverine Watchmen: Trial ordered for 5 men in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Five men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will stand trial.
Whitmer kidnap plotter deserves life in prison, prosecutors say
Both Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor.
Wolverine Watchmen members tied to Whitmer kidnapping plot found guilty on all charges
Joe Morrison, Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar were on trial for providing material support for a terrorist act. The men are part of the paramilitary group the Wolverine Watchmen.
Juror dismissed from Whitmer kidnap plot trial after accusations of flirting
Judge Wilson said he has never seen such behavior in nearly 35 years of practicing law.
2nd man convicted in Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 4 years in prison
A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was granted a major break Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison.
Wolverine Watchmen trial begins for three men
The three men are charged with providing support for terroristic acts after they formed an alliance with the lead plotters of the plan to kidnap the Michigan governor.
Michigan governor hopeful Tudor Dixon makes light of Whitmer kidnap plot
Tudor Dixon compared Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's policies to the plot to kidnap the governor.
Ty Garbin, key insider in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot, gets reduced sentence
A judge slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a Ty Garbin, a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
FBI agent: Militia member in Whitmer kidnap plot said 'shooting cops was a good idea'
The defense spent the day minimizing the threat the defendants posed, saying they didn't know where Whitmer lived and that they were not the ringleaders.