Entrapment in play as appeals court looks at plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
An appeals court is raising major questions about the 2022 trial of key figures in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor.
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An appeals court is raising major questions about the 2022 trial of key figures in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor.
Paul Bellar and Joseph Morrison, who were involved in a plot to attack Michigan's capitol building and kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, were denied release.
A judge wants to know why two men convicted of secondary roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been transferred to federal prisons out of state.
Higgins was among five men scheduled to face trial later this year in northern Michigan.
Brian Higgins is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Antrim County court in Bellaire, Michigan.
The Antrim County Circuit Court approved two motions from the state regarding the trial of five people accused in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot case.
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Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar did not have a direct role in the conspiracy but were members of a paramilitary group that trained with Adam Fox, who faces a possible life sentence in a separate case in federal court.
One of three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for assisting him before the FBI broke up the scheme in 2020.
Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar are returning to court for sentencing Thursday, weeks after being convicted of providing material support for a terrorist act, which carries a maximum term of 20 years, and two other crimes.
The leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should not be sentenced to life in prison because federal prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a "false narrative of a terrifying para-military leader," his attorney argues.
Federal prosecutors told a judge Monday that a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying his goal to turn the country upside down in 2020 was a forerunner of rampant anti-government extremism.
A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Joe Morrison, his father-in-law Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar were found guilty of providing "material support" for a terrorist act as members of a paramilitary group, the Wolverine Watchmen.
Jurors began deliberations Tuesday in a third trial connected to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a spinoff of the main case that resulted in four convictions in federal court.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers rested their case Friday in the trial of three men charged with assisting the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
A defense lawyer lashed out Thursday at a star witness in a trial related to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, accusing the Army veteran of "stolen valor" and questioning why he wasn't given a Purple Heart if he was truly injured in Iraq.
The results of two federal trials won't be shared with jurors hearing evidence against three men who are charged in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a judge said Monday.
Second man receives prison time in 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Postings in chatrooms by members of a paramilitary group connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included instructions on how to make explosives, an FBI agent testified Wednesday.
A jury was seated Tuesday in the trial of three men charged in connection with a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
A judge on Friday slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, assuring he'll be free in 2023.
Lawyers for two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor are asking for a new trial, alleging misconduct by a juror and unfairness by the judge.
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In Michigan, the Democrats have control of the governor's mansion and both state houses.
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