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3 accused of assisting governor kidnapping plot stand trial
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPostings in chatrooms by members of a paramilitary group connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to...
'Militia enthusiast' gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA Michigan man described by prosecutors as a self-professed militia leader was sentenced on Friday...
Conviction of two Michigan kidnap plotters highlights danger of violent conspiracies to US democracy
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBarry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox were found guilty by a federal jury on charges related to a 2020...
Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of the Oath Keepers stand in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. AP Photo/Manuel...
3 militia members who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sentenced to years in prison
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree members of a militia group who were convicted of several crimes in relation to a plot to...
3 men found guilty of domestic terrorism for helping concoct plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGov. Gretchen Whitmer introduces Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks about...
Feds try to salvage Whitmer kidnap case in closing arguments: 'They wanted to execute her'
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn trying to salvage its historic domestic terrorism case, the prosecution left jurors with one...
Informant 'Big Dan' returns in Whitmer kidnapping retrial as feds fight entrapment claim
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGRAND RAPIDS – "Big Dan," the post office contractor whose testimony was heavily scrutinized in the...
Man pleads guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the men who schemed to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 pleaded guilty Wednesday in state court. Shawn Fix, 40, copped to one count of providing material support for an act ...
In Whitmer kidnapping case, lawyers spar over motions before state trial
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Tuesday morning hearing in Jackson County Circuit Court for three men, who prosecutors say were...