Jury acquits 2 men in plot to kidnap Michigan governor: 'The normalization of political violence'

Two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) have been acquitted by a federal jury, who was unable to reach a verdict on similar charges against two other defendants in the case, The New York Times reports Friday. The jury had begun deliberating on Monday.

U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker declared a mistrial for Adam Fox and Barry Croft, while Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty of kidnapping conspiracy, per CNN.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.