They were found guilty by a jury on Tuesday USA the two men are accused of conspiring to spark a “second American revolution”, beginning with the kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

This decision is a victory for the US government, as it was the second attempt to judge them. Four months ago, a federal judge in Grand Rapids declared a mistrial in the same case against Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft Jr., 46. Two other defendants were acquitted during the first trial.

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Fox and J. Croft, who the government claimed were members of the paramilitary group Three Percent, were also found guilty of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, an explosive device that prosecutors said prevented security forces from responding to the kidnapping. . Croft was also found guilty of possessing an explosive device.

Both can be sentenced to life imprisonment.

The two men planned to kidnap the governor and put her on “trial” in hopes of igniting open conflict in the US ahead of the November 2020 presidential election. “They wanted to start a second civil war and a second American revolution,” says the aide. This was announced by the District Attorney Niels Kessler. “They didn’t just want to kidnap her. They wanted to execute her.”

A total of 13 people were arrested in October 2020 and on suspicion of plotting to kidnap Gretchen Whitmore. Seven were prosecuted at the state level and the rest at the federal level.

^{Source: APE-MEB, Reuters}