Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were found guilty of conspiring to abduct the governor and planning to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Whitmer, a Democrat, from her vacation home before the November 2020 election and hold a sham “treason” trial in response to her pandemic lockdown orders. 27, and a day later, his co-conspirator, 47-year-old Barry Croft Jr., of Delaware, was [sentenced](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/final-defendant-michigan-governor-kidnapping-plot-sentenced-over-19-years-prison) to more than 19 years in prison. 15, they were each sentenced up to 20 years in prison. The group intended to kidnap Gov. A total of six men were originally charged in the case. The jury was unable to reach a verdict in the charges against Fox and Croft last April.

A man convicted of playing a key role in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.

[Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were acquitted of federal charges](https://apnews.com/article/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial-hung-jury-e5b58234b134e32d9655288a51f107fb) in April. [Fox was sentenced to 16 years in prison Tuesday](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-sentenced-16-years-plotting-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-rcna63327) by U.S. "And they don't have to be tactically sound or somebody who is the best guy with a gun on the battlefield — he was the ideas guy." "His father, who has been described as cold and detached, puts aluminum foil on his ceiling on his bedroom so aliens can’t reach his brain waves. “I think he was the person who gave Mr. [ April failed to come to verdicts](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-declines-convict-defendants-michigan-gov-whitmer-kidnapping-trial-rcna22516) against Fox and Croft, forcing a judge to declare a mistrial before a [second trial proved decisive](https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/deliberations-start-for-men-charged-in-gov-whitmer-plot/). [addition to Fox and Croft](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2022_1228_Croft), other plotters [included Ty Garbin](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/man-who-plotted-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-sentenced-over-n1277582), 27, who [pleaded guilty to conspiracy](https://apnews.com/article/ty-garbin-plead-guilty-kidnap-whitmer-e75bd5bd6afef044b20efde2559ea855) and was sentenced 30 months after cooperating with prosecutors; and [Kaleb Franks](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-gets-4-years-plotting-kidnap-michigan-gov-whitmer-rcna51141), 28, who [ pleaded guilty ](https://apnews.com/article/elections-crime-presidential-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-1c84536349ddc21913ca18916799b1b9)to conspiracy and was sentenced to four years, also after testifying. [who won re-election last month](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/michigan-governor-election-2022-gretchen-whitmer-wins-race-rcna55171), was the focus of far-right rage in 2020 when she imposed various lockdowns to curb the [spread of Covid](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/coronavirus). “I do think of Mr. Croft needed some intervention." Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to [were convicted in August ](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-men-guilty-plotting-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-rcna44430)of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and to use a weapon of mass destruction to attack Whitmer, who drew the hatred of far-right groups for her efforts to curb the spread of Covid in 2020.

Barry Croft Jr., described as Adam Fox's co-leader in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, was sentenced to 19 years in prison.

In August, 19 months after leaving office, Trump said the kidnapping plan was a "fake deal." Jonker described him as "the idea guy" behind the plot and called him "a very convincing communicator" for people who were open to his views. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Croft's plan called for riots, "torching" government officials in their sleep and setting off violence across the country. there are people who believe this sort of rhetoric, and he used it," Kessler told the judge. Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., 47, who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate.