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'Militia enthusiast' gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot

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A Michigan man described by prosecutors as a self-professed militia leader has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for attacking law enforcement with a stolen police baton during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter

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A judge has handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

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Judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case

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A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

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Three men have been convicted of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

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Michigan jury gets case against 3 men tied to Whitmer plot

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Jurors have begun deliberations in a third trial connected to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Jury hears closing remarks in 3rd trial tied to Whitmer plot

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Prosecutors are urging a jury to convict three men for assisting the leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

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Prosecutors close case against 3 men tied to Whitmer plot

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Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of three men charged with assisting a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Accused of flirting, juror dismissed from Whitmer plot trial

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A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with one of the defendants.

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Informant's Army past raised at trial tied to Whitmer plot

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A defense lawyer lashed out at a star witness in a trial related to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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A flirt? Concerns about juror in case tied to Whitmer plot

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Prosecutors are raising concerns about a female juror who apparently has been smiling at one of three men on trial in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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FBI gives evidence to tie militia to Gov. Whitmer plotters

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Jurors in Michigan heard secretly recorded audio as prosecutors tried to show how a paramilitary group was connected to a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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2nd man convicted in Whitmer plot gets 4 years in prison

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The second man to plead guilty in a kidnapping plot against Michigan’s governor has been sentenced to four years in prison.

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3 accused of assisting governor kidnapping plot stand trial

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An FBI agent has testified that postings in online chatrooms by members of a paramilitary group connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer included instructions on how to make explosives.

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Jury picked in trial related to Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot

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A jury has been seated in the trial of three men charged in connection with a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Jury pool warned of rough talk in trial tied to Whitmer plot

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Jury selection is underway in a third trial connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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EXPLAINER: 3 more on trial in Michigan governor kidnap plot

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A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in court.

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Judge orders 3 to trial in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Read full article: Judge orders 3 to trial in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

A Michigan judge on Monday, March 29, 2021 ordered three men to stand trial in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Jackson County District Court Judge Michael Klaeren ruled there was enough evidence and bound over Paul Bellar, Joe Morrison and Pete Musico to circuit court to stand trial. (Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center via AP)A Michigan judge on Monday ordered three men to stand trial in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Jackson County District Court Judge Michael Klaeren ruled there was enough evidence and bound over Paul Bellar, Joe Morrison and Pete Musico to circuit court to stand trial. AdThe FBI in October said it broke up a plot to kidnap Whitmer by anti-government extremists upset over her coronavirus restrictions.

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