JUST IN: A militia member who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison.
This undated booking photo provided by the Delaware Department of Justice shows Barry Croft Jr. This image obtained from the Kent County Sheriff's Office in Michigan, Oct. 9, 2020, shows Adam Fox.plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerThis comes one day after his fellow militia member, Adam Fox, was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Fox, 39, and Croft, 47, "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.
This undated booking photo provided by the Delaware Department of Justice shows Barry Croft Jr. Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for the co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor.Kent County Jail via AP, File MORE: 3 militia members who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sentenced to years in prisonAfter the first trial for Fox and Croft ended in a hung jury, they were found guilty in August of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft also was convicted of possessing an unregistered destructive device."Responding to domestic terrorism has been a priority for the Department of Justice since its founding.
Fourteen people were arrested in the kidnapping plot, according to the AP. Fox and Croft were accused of the most serious charges.
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