Member of Extremist Group Pleads Guilty in Michigan Governor Kidnapping Plot
Ty G. Garbin, a 25-year-old airplane mechanic, agreed to testify against the other five defendants charged in federal court in Western Michigan.
The defendants were accused of planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan around the time of the Nov. 3 election, and to put her on trial.Credit.Jeff Kowalsky/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Jan. 27, 2021
One member of an antigovernment group accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan last fall pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court, with documents revealing new details about the group’s plans to storm the Michigan Capitol and commit other violence.
Alleged ringleader in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer seeks release from custody
Updated Jan 02, 2021;
Posted Jan 02, 2021
Barry G. Croft Jr., 44, of Bear, Delaware.
He is one of several people charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer from her vacation home.
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WILIMINGTON, DE A Delaware man alleged to be a ringleader in a would-be coup to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking to be released from incarceration as his case is pending.
Barry G. Croft Jr. and 12 Michigan men were arrested and charged in October in a domestic terrorist plot.