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A member of a militia group accused of being involved in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Tuesday to separate, unrelated charges in Oakland County Circuit Court.
Maxwell Wyckoff, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of converting a semiautomatic to an automatic weapon and one count of possessing a silencer device. The felonies are punishable by up to four and five years in prison, respectively, according to Attorney General Dana Nessel s office.
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Wyckoff s plea included an assurance that he would cooperate with Nessel s investigation into the Wolverine Watchmen and some members alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer.
Michigan man turns on militia, agrees to cooperate in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot prosecution
Updated May 19, 2021;
Posted May 19, 2021
An exhibit filed in federal court by the U.S. Attorneys office in connection with a kidnapping conspiracy case against several men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (U.S. Attorneys Office)
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In exchange for leniency, a Michigan man has agreed to help prosecutors in their efforts to convict fellow members of a militia group accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Maxwell Wyckoff, 22, of Clarkston, a Wolverine Watchmen militia member whose associates are accused in the kidnap plot, is charged with converting a semiautomatic weapon to an automatic weapon, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison; and possessing a muffler or silencer device, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.