Whitmer Kidnapping Conspirators Found Guilty

A jury has found defendants Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring in 2020 to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.

After about nine hours of deliberation over two days, the jury convicted Fox and Croft of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Croft was also convicted of possession of an unregistered destructive device.

This was the pair’s second trial before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker.

Their first trial in April ended with the jury unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict.

During the first trial, two other defendants were found not guilty.

Two other men pleaded guilty and testified against Fox and Croft in both trials.

Eight more men are facing state charges.