JUST IN: Adam Fox, a militia member who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, was sentenced to 16 years in prison, according to the Department of Justice.
This file image provided by the Kent County Jail in Mich. shows Adam Fox.plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerAfter Fox's first trial ended in a hung jury, he was found guilty in August of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.This file image provided by the Kent County Jail in Mich. shows Adam Fox.MORE: 3 militia members who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov.
"For his role in the plot to kidnap the Governor and trigger further violence, he will serve a long term in prison," according to a statement from Andrew Birge, the former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan who was appointed to oversee the trial. "Responding to domestic terrorism has been a priority for the Department of Justice since its founding. Rest assured: we will spare no effort to disrupt plots like these and hold those responsible accountable.
Fox and another convicted militia member, Barry Croft Jr., "intended to kidnap Governor Whitmer from her vacation cottage near Elk Rapids, Michigan" in 2020 and use "destructive devices to facilitate their plot by harming and hindering the governor’s security detail and any responding law enforcement officers," according to the Department of Justice.Fourteen people were arrested in the kidnapping plot, according to the AP.
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