The men were convicted of providing material support to a terrorist act.
over the plot. Morrison, Musico and Bellar were among seven other men charged by Michigan's attorney general for allegedly helping to plan it.
Morrison, Musico and Bellar were also found guilty of gun violations and membership in a gang. They had been members of a paramilitary group known as the Wolverine Watchmen.Musico received a sentence of 12 years in prison. Morrison was given a 10-year sentence, and Bellar got seven years.The FBI started tracking the conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer and violently attack and overthrow the state government in early 2020 through social media platforms and ultimately disbanded it.
The plot was in part in response to Whitmer's implementation of restrictions meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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