Trial Date Set For 6 Accused In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Six men charged in a plot to kidnap and potentially kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will stand trial in the case, a federal judge ruled Friday.

The six men — Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft, Daniel Harris, Adam Fox, Kaleb Franks and Ty Garbin — are scheduled to appear in U.S. Federal Court in Michigan's Western District on March 23, according to court documents filed Friday.

All six men are charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, a felony life offense.

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Eight other men have been charged through an investigation by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel with accusations of various terrorism-related charges.

According to federal charging documents, the six men who are scheduled to face trial in March plotted ways to kidnap and potentially kill Whitmer. They spied on her vacation home and even discussed blowing up a bridge near the home to delay first responders.

The group's "leader," Fox, had discussed storming the Michigan Capitol, saying he needed about 200 men to do so.

Harris at one point suggested the team simply knock on Whitmer's door and, when she answered, "just cap her."

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