‘He can’t believe he got involved’ in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot, attorney says Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Ty Garbin, 24, of Hartland, Michigan was one of several men charged in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Facebook Share He can’t believe how he ruined his life. Garbin, 25, faces decades in prison – tagged as an informant – for his role in a bizarre plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. He pleaded guilty Wednesday, Jan. 27, to kidnap conspiracy before U.S. District Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids. There was talk of putting Whitmer on trial, leaving her in the middle of Lake Michigan in a disabled boat. They considered blowing up a bridge by her house to slow police response – and engaging in firefights with police.