26 Apr 2021
A Michigan state representative fought with paramedics and state police troopers then demanded to call Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in a dashcam video released Saturday.
State Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) crashed his vehicle April 6 and allegedly assaulted first responders who attempted to assist him and his passenger.
The video appears to show Jones repeatedly defying orders from Michigan State Police troopers and issuing threats.
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MIRS Newsreported the passenger’s “pants were down” as she vomited near the vehicle. The representative’s pants were “partially down” when paramedics arrived at the location on I-96, according to police reports.
Ty Garbin has agreed to help prosecutors who claim a group of men sought to kidnap and punish Michigan’s Democratic governor for ordering a statewide lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing last October. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
DETROIT (CN) A man who was part of a group that prosecutors say planned to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge.
Ty Garbin, 25, of Hartland Township, said he would cooperate fully with prosecutors, according to a plea agreement filed in Western Michigan federal courts. He admitted his guilt at a change of plea hearing in Grand Rapids before Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker, a George W. Bush appointee. No agreement has been reached on final sentencing guidelines.
A nation on edge: All 50 state capitols go on alert as Boogaloo Boys claim they will continue their armed rally in DC on Sunday despite 25,000 National Guard troops guarding the Capitol as US braces for inauguration unrest
Anti-government movement the Boogaloo Boys is reported to be continuing with plans for an armed rally in D.C. and at all 50 state capitols this Sunday
The group is continuing with the event despite patrols from thousands of National Guard troops now taking over the streets in D.C.
At least 7,000 troops are already in D.C. with 25,000 expected to arrive in total ahead of Biden s inauguration