A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison Wednesday, a day after an accomplice received 16 years behind bars.
Barry Croft Jr., described as the co-leader in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, was sentenced to 19 years in prison.A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison Wednesday,Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., 47, who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J.
Croft regularly wore a tri-cornered hat common during the American Revolution and had tattoos on his arms symbolizing resistance - "Expect Us" - as he traveled to Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan to meet with like-minded extremists. A key piece of evidence: Croft, Fox and others traveled to see Whitmer's vacation home in northern Michigan, with undercover agents and informants inside the cabal.
"Simply put, to the extent that the jury determined he was a participant, as they necessarily did, he was a participant to a lesser degree than others," Blanchard insisted.
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