1st Defendant Sentenced in Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Court
Ty Garbin, 25, pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy in January.
Terror
October 17, 2020
Videos, photos show weapons and training for alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Exhibits introduced as evidence this week in the cases of five Michigan men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer includes videos of training exercises, screenshots of chats, and photographs of surveillance activities near the governor’s home. U.S. District Magistrate Judge Sally Berens ordered the cases presented to a grand jury on …
Terror
October 15, 2020
14th man arrested in plot to kidnap Michigan governor, attack state capitol
A 14th man has been charged related to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer and storm the capitol building in Lansing in an attempt to foment a civil war, WKOW reports. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Brian Higgins, 51, of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, faces a state charge of material support of an …
Coronavirus
May 16, 2020
Michigan man threatens to kill governor and attorney general; charged with terrorism
A Detroit man has been jailed on terrorism charges for “making credible threats to kill Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel” over the governor’s coronavirus restriction orders meant to slow the spread of the virus. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said that Robert Tesh, 32, made the threats to an acquaintance via social …
