Michigan jury finds three men guilty in plot to kidnap governor

Three men guilty of plot to kidnap Michigan governor, jury finds

A Jackson County, Michigan, Jury Wednesday convicted Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar for felony charges related to their 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her summer home. As the jury read its verdict, Bellar appeared in court, and Morrison and Musico appeared virtually via Zoom, as they recently tested positive for COVID-19. After the foreperson read the jury’s verdict, Musico was visibly emotional, and Mo…

Three men convicted of aiding plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer

Alex Wagner reports on the convictions of three men in a case that is part of a broader prosecution related to a scheme to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and the odd circumstances of the attorney general race that would not only call the continuation of the kidnapping case into question but involves a Republican candidate who is being investigated by the very office he is running to lead.

Michigan Jury Finds Three Guilty of Supporting Terrorist Act in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot - Tennessee Star

Three men accused of supporting the plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were found guilty Wednesday of providing "material support" for a terrorist act as part of a paramilitary group.A Jackson, Michigan, jury also convicted Pete Musico, his son-in-law Joe Morrison and Paul Bellar of a firearms crime and being members of a gang, the Wolverine Watchmen, The Associated Press reported.The article Michigan Jury Finds Three Guilty of Suppor…

Jury in state court convicts three more men involved in plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan

Three men—Joseph Morrison and his father in-law Pete Musico and Paul Bellar—were convicted in state court Wednesday on all charges for providing assistance to those plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

Michigan jury finds three more militiamen involved in Whitmer kidnap plot guilty on state charges

When a jury earlier this year acquitted two of the 14 men charged in the bizarre plot by a group of far-right militiamen to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, there was immediate concern that we might be seeing a repeat of the disastrous failed prosecutions of other right-wing extremists. However, the subsequent convictions in August of the two ringleaders in the retrial of the same federal case alleviated some of those fears.The state p…

Three men convicted on terror charges for plotting to kidnap Michigan governor

A US jury has found three men guilty under domestic terrorism charges for taking part in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer over anger about restrictions imposed during the spread of COVID-19 in 2020. The three accused—who are members of far-right militia group “Wolverine Watchmen”—were charged with gang membership, firearm violations and providing material support for terrorism. All of them could face jail for up to 20 years. T…