JUST IN: Three members of a militia group who were convicted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were given yearslong prison sentences.
A militia group with no political affiliation from Michigan, including Joseph Morrison , Paul Bellar and Pete Musico who were charged for their involvement in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, stand in front of the governor's office after protesters occupied the state capitol building in Lansing, Mich., April 30, 2020.in relation to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were given yearslong prison sentences Thursday.
Pete Musico, 44, who was the first person to receive his sentencing, was given at least 12 years in prison. Through tears, Musico said before the sentencing he had a "lapse in judgment." He was sentenced to at least five years for the support of a terrorist act charge and membership in a gang, as well as two years for the firearms charge -- all which will run consecutively.
Paul Bellar, 23, received at least seven years in prison. He was given two five-year prison sentences each for support of a terrorist act and gang membership, but will serve them concurrently. He will then serve a two-year sentence for the weapons charge. Morrison, Musico and Bellar were part of a militia group known as the Wolverine Watchmen, which took part in armed protests at the Michigan state capitol, largely over Whitmer's strict COVID-19 shutdowns. All three men were photographed at the Capitol, holding rifles, outside Whitmer's office, during one of those protests in April 2020.
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