Two acquitted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, others to get new trial

A jury has acquitted two men and failed to reach a verdict for two others accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).

The Grand Rapids jury found Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta not guilty on all charges and were unable to come to a decision on the charges against Adam Fox and Barry Croft, resulting in a mistrial. Fox and Croft can be tried again, WDIV-TV reports.

All four men were accused of conspiring to kidnap Whitmer in what the FBI described as a plot to violently overthrow the state government in Michigan because of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. There were 10 charges in the case: One against Caserta, two against Fox, three against Croft, and four against Harris. Aside from the main charge of conspiracy, there were counts related to explosives and a firearm.

Six men were originally charged in the case but two, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, pleaded guilty before trial.- READ MORE