Gretchen Whitmer kidnap ringleader, Adam Fox, sentenced to 16 years
The ringleader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Adam Fox, 39, appeared in front of US District Court Judge Richard Jonker on Tuesday.
Earlier this year he was found guilty of planning to abduct Ms Whitmer from her holiday home with other militiamen.
The group targeted the Democratic governor in 2020 because they were opposed to Covid rules she imposed early in the pandemic.
As well as conspiring to abduct Ms Whitmer, Fox was sentenced for planning to use...