6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
DETROIT (AP)
Six people plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. That's according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to "make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear." The FBI quoted one of the accused as saying Whitmer "has no checks and balances at all."
Authorities scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to talk about the case.
The government used informants and undercover agents to thwart the alleged plot. Â The criminal complaint said the plan involved Whitmer and her second home in northern Michigan.
