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Barry Croft was sentenced Wednesday to 19.6 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

Three Michigan men were given sentences ranging from seven to 12 years in prison for their role in providing support and participating in the plot to kidnap and kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the summer and fall of 2020.

Prosecutors said the men made threats that not only were emotionally and psychologically damaging to the governor, but also to democracy.

Prosecutors said the men made threats that not only were emotionally and psychologically damaging to the governor, but also to democracy.

Michigan 86th District Court Judge Michael Stepka ruled last Wednesday that sufficient evidence was presented in a preliminary hearing by state prosecutors to bound five men over for a trial on felony charges in Antrim County circuit court in connection with the plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan.

Five men were turned over for trial Wednesday on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Five More Men To Face Trial Over Whitmer Kidnapping Debacle Trevor Schakohl on December 8, 2022 District Judge Michael Stepka decided Wednesday that five

Michael Null, William Null, Eric Molitor and Shawn Fix, all from Michigan, are accused of providing material support for terrorist acts as well as a gun crime. Brian Higgins of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, was charged with providing material support for terrorist acts.

Judge Michael Stepka in Grand Traverse County ruled that the evidence was enough to move the charges forward in Antrim County.

A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.