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BARRY CROFT JR.


A judge hands down a nearly 20 year sentence in Gov. Whitmer plot

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker described him as "the idea guy" behind the plot.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot: Co-leader Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to more than 19 years in prison

Barry Croft. Jr., who has been convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, has been sentenced Wednesday in federal court.

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Architect of Mich. governor kidnap plot sentenced to more than 19 years in prison

Barry Croft Jr. was described by prosecutors as the โ€œideas guy" behind a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and spark a civil war.

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Architect Of Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer To Face Sentence

Barry Croft Jr. was due in federal court Wednesday, after key ally Adam Fox was sentenced to 16 years in prison over the plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer.

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Barry Croft Jr., convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, faces sentencing Wednesday

Prosecutors are recommending a life prison sentence for a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor.

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Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot

A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison.

Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot

A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in prison โ€” the longest term yet given to anyone convicted in the plot. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., 47, who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker described him as โ€œthe idea guyโ€ behind the plot and called him โ€œa very convincing communicator" for people who were open to his views.

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The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor gets 16 years in prison

The government had pushed for a life sentence, but the judge said that punishment was not necessary to deter future similar acts.

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Co-Leader Of Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Gets 16 Years In Prison

Adam Fox, along with Barry Croft, was convicted in August of planning to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Croft will be sentenced Wednesday.

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Whitmer kidnap plotter faces up to life in sentencing Tuesday

Adam Fox was the "driving force" behind the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, prosecutors said.

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Co-leader of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison

The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Sentence next for 'driving force' behind Whitmer kidnap plot

A steely rebel who wanted to inspire a revolution by kidnapping Michigan's governor or an insecure patsy who was cleverly swayed by federal agents and informants? A judge has been given two very different portrayals of Adam Fox, who faces a possible life sentence Tuesday for conspiring to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and blow up a bridge to ease an escape in northern Michigan. Fox and co-defendant Barry Croft Jr. were accused of being at the helm of a wild plot to whip up anti-government extremists just before the 2020 presidential election.

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Attorney: Kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence

The attorney for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer says his client should not be sentenced to life in prison because prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a โ€œfalse narrative of a terrifying para-military leader."

Attorney: Kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence

The leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should not be sentenced to life in prison because federal prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a โ€œfalse narrative of a terrifying para-military leader," his attorney argues. Attorney Christopher Gibbons said in his sentencing memorandum filed late Friday for Adam Fox that the government had employed โ€œhistrionic descriptions" of Fox to overstate โ€œhis actual intentions or his actual capabilities." The filing in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, came after prosecutors told the court Monday in their sentencing recommendation that a life prison sentence would be justified for Fox, saying his goal in the 2020 kidnapping plot was a forerunner of rampant anti-government extremism.

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Life sentence recommended for alleged leader of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

Federal prosecutors recommended a life sentence for Adam Fox, the alleged ringleader of a foiled 2020 plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Prosecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits

Federal prosecutors say a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case

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

3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Three men have been convicted of supporting a plot to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor.

Michigan jury gets case against 3 men tied to Whitmer plot

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

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

Prosecutors are urging a jury to convict three men for assisting the leaders of a plot to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor.

Prosecutors close case against 3 men tied to Whitmer plot

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

Accused of flirting, juror dismissed from Whitmer plot trial

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.

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

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

Michigan governor hopeful makes light of Whitmer kidnap plot

The Republican candidate for Michigan governor has compared Gov. Gretchen Whitmerโ€™s policies to the 2020 plot to kidnap the Democratic incumbent.

Key insider in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot gets sentence break

A judge has slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor, assuring Ty Garbin soon will be free.

Whitmer kidnap plot convictions unlikely to curb extremism

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a political cooling-off after two men were convicted of plotting to kidnap her.

2 Men Found Guilty Of Conspiring To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted Tuesday of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.

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2 men convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

A jury has convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

Closing Arguments In Trial Of 2 Men In Plot To Kidnap Mich. Governor

Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. are charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with COVID restrictions.

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Jury gets case of 2 men charged in Gov. Whitmer plot

Jurors have gone home after an afternoon of deliberations in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Marijuana smoking hangs over Whitmer kidnap plot trial

There's no dispute about some of the evidence in the trial of two men accused of wanting to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor.

Marijuana smoking hangs over Whitmer kidnap plot trial

There is no dispute about some evidence in the trial of two men accused of eagerly wanting to kidnap Michigan's governor: They enjoyed getting high. From start to finish, the jury repeatedly has heard about marijuana in the case of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., who are charged with conspiring to abduct Gretchen Whitmer as part of an anti-government uprising in 2020. It has been cited by defense lawyers to reinforce their depiction of Fox and Croft as โ€œbig talkersโ€ who sometimes said outrageous things when they had been smoking pot.

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Defense rests after challenging agents in Whitmer plot trial

Defense lawyers have rested their case in the trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor.

Prosecutors rest their case against 2 men in Whitmer plot

Prosecutors have rested their case against two men on trial for a second time in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

Key insider: 2 men were 'very eager' to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor says two other men were โ€œvery eagerโ€ to move forward with the plan in 2020.

Informant defends role during Whitmer kidnapping plot trial

Defense attorneys have grilled an FBI informant in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor.

Jury in kidnap plot case hears about ride to Whitmer house

An FBI agent who works undercover has told jurors about a ride to see Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's vacation home in 2020.

Jury is told 2 men wanted to kidnap Whitmer, start revolt

A second trial is underway for two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

WH says it wasnโ€™t made aware in advance of Mar-a-Lago FBI raid

At the White House press briefing on Tuesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration was not aware of the FBI's raid on Mar-a-Lago before it happened.

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Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

A jury has been selected in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Men Face New Trial Over Scheme To Kidnap Michigan Governor

The first trial of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. ended in a mistrial in April when the jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict against them.

newsy.com

2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan governor

Two men accused of coming up with a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 are facing a second trial this week.

2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan governor

Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial this week, months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting two others. The result in April was a blow to federal prosecutors, who had set out to show that extremists were committed to snatching Whitmer and causing chaos close to the election between Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump. The trial of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. means another public airing of secretly recorded conversations, text messages and chilling social media posts.

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EXPLAINER: 2 men in Gov. Whitmer plot could be tried again

A jury last week couldn't reach a unanimous verdict for two men charged with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

In outcome of Whitmer case, some see freedom, others danger

That a jury didn't convict any of the four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer is further evidence of the political polarization in the U_S_ A defense lawyer for one of the men says it shows freedom still exists, and that the men's actions were nothing more than โ€œrough talk.โ€.

Whitmer kidnap plot: 2 men acquitted, hung jury for 2 more

Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't agree on a verdict for two others.

EXPLAINER: Charges in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot case

Jurors acquitted two men and deadlocked on two others accused of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

2 men are acquitted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer; hung jury on 2 more

Two of four men were acquitted Friday in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, motivated by fury at the Democrat's tough COVID-19 restrictions early in the pandemic.

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Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot jury ends 4th day of deliberations

A Michigan jury has ended its fourth day of deliberations without having reached verdicts in the trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

3rd day ends with no verdict yet in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Three days and still no verdict.

EXPLAINER: Jury mulls entrapment in Whitmer kidnap plot case

Jurors deliberating at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must answer a key question about whether the FBI engaged in entrapment.

2 days, no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot case

Jurors haven't come up with a verdict yet after two days of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot

Jurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jury gets case of 4 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy, and three also face weapons charges.

cbsnews.com

Jury gets case of 4 men charged in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Jurors have heard closing arguments and will begin deliberations Monday in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

The defense has rested and evidence is over in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Prosecutors rest their case in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial

Prosecutors in Michigan have rested their case against four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 national election.

EXPLAINER: What is entrapment's role at kidnap plot trial?

The core question at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is whether the FBI engaged in entrapment.

Violence for 'tyrants' urged in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial

Jurors have seen chilling social media posts written by two people charged in a plot to kidnap Michiganโ€™s governor.

Leaders of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer "excited" about explosives, FBI agent testifies

Prosecutors say Adam Fox wanted to blow up a bridge near Whitmer's second home to thwart any police response to a kidnapping.

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Agent: Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotters 'excited' about bomb

An FBI agent who was working undercover says two key people in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor were excited to get their hands on explosives.

Man who schemed to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer alleges fellow plotters wanted to use a grenade launcher and machine gun to fight her security at her vacation home

Kaleb Franks, who pleaded guilty in February, spoke as a witness in the trial against four other men charged in the Whitmer kidnapping plot.

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Man in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot says he lied after arrest

Jurors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, now have heard from two men who said they were all-in on a stunning plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Man in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot: No one twisted our arms

Jurors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are hearing from a second man who pleaded guilty in a scheme to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Text: When's 'lynching?' Michigan governor plot leader said

A man charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was jubilant in 2020 when the state Supreme Court struck down COVID-19 orders.

Informant gives key details about plot against Gov. Whitmer

Jurors in Michigan have heard from an Army veteran who became an FBI informant after hearing members of a militia talk about killing police.

Snapshots of 4 men charged in Whitmer kidnapping plot

Jurors have unflattering snapshots so far of four men charged with plotting to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

FBI: Accused wanted 'tyrant' Gov. Whitmer tied up on table

A key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer was secretly recorded telling an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to restrain the โ€œtyrantโ€ on a table, then pose for a photo โ€œlike we just made the biggest drug bust.โ€.

FBI: Accused wanted 'tyrant' Gov. Whitmer tied up on table

A key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to restrain the โ€œtyrantโ€ on a table then pose for a photo โ€œlike we just made the biggest drug bust," according to a secret recording played for jurors Thursday. Agent Mark Schweers told the jury that he was posing as someone with like-minded views from Michigan's Upper Peninsula when he met Adam Fox in the basement of a vacuum shop in suburban Grand Rapids, a hideaway accessed by a trap door. Fox didn't know that Schweers was wearing a recording device as he talked excitedly about attacking the Michigan Capitol, teaming up with a militia called the Wolverine Watchmen, and restoring a โ€œconstitutional republic.โ€

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COVID-19 delays trial in plot to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer

The trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been postponed until Thursday because an โ€œessentialโ€ participant has tested positive for COVID-19.

Snapshots of 4 men charged in Whitmer kidnapping plot

After more than two days of testimony, jurors have unflattering snapshots of four men who are charged with planning to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her weekend home. Prosecutors introduced videos, messages and secretly recorded conversations full of antigovernment screeds, mostly expressed by Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox, who are described as the leaders. Evidence presented early in what's likely to be a weekslong trial has bounced from Michigan to gatherings in Ohio and Wisconsin and an arrest in New Jersey โ€” and not always in order.

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Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer

Prosecutors have played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which a man charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer specifically mentions abducting the Democrat.

Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer

Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which one of the men specifically discusses a plan to abduct the Democrat. In the recording, made by a government informant during a meeting in mid-July 2020 in Wisconsin, Barry Croft Jr. describes the possibility of using explosives to โ€œrain downโ€ fire on law enforcement โ€œwith a team standing byโ€ to abduct Whitmer. In another recording made by the same informant, jurors heard the sound of an explosives test Croft was conducting.

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Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Attorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are telling jurors they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.

Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

The four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views, defense attorneys said Wednesday, portraying the men as big talkers and wannabes who never meant what they said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Roth argued that the men were โ€œwilling, eager, if not already preparingโ€ to get Whitmer before investigators infiltrated the group. Investigators stepped in and stopped a โ€œtragedyโ€ when the men were planning to acquire a bomb to blow up a bridge near Whitmerโ€™s home to stop police from quickly responding, Roth told jurors during his opening statement in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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EXPLAINER: Charges at Michigan governor kidnap plot trial

Four members of anti-government groups are facing trial this week go on federal charges accusing them of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

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