Wisconsin judge won t block extradition of defendant in Whitmer plot
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday declined to quash the extradition to Michigan of Brian Higgins, who is charged as part of the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
But Columbia County Circuit Judge Todd Hepler also stayed his order, so that Higgins won t be removed to Michigan while he pursues an appeal in higher Wisconsin courts.
With that appeal expected to last a year or more, prosecutors warned the judge s decision would delay their case and could result in Higgins prosecution being bifurcated from those of the other defendants charged in the alleged scheme.
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