The trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer continues this week.
An FBI agent who was working undercover says two key people in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor were excited to get their hands on explosives.Prosecutors will also present any evidence they have left.The government says they were armed extremists angry over Whitmer's COVID-19 policies.He fooled the group into believing that he knew someone in the mining industry who could get high-grade explosives.
Last week, the prosecution had two star witnesses take the stand – both men who pleaded guilty to plotting to kidnap Whitmer.Both took plea deals and agreed to testify against Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta.On the stand, Franks admitted he didn't tell officers he was a drug user until after taking the plea deal. That's something that could tack on prison time to his deal.
Under Garbin's plea deal, he would serve six years in prison, but it could be less because of his testimony.Fox is the accused ring leader, and his attorney questioned Franks about getting off easier due to cooperation with the feds. Franks also testified that when he was arrested with the group in October 2020, the whole plot was just role play known as LARPing. He said they were never actually going to do it.
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