Member of Extremist Group to Plead Guilty in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot
Member of Extremist Group Pleads Guilty in Michigan Governor Kidnapping Plot Ty G. Garbin, a 25-year-old airplane mechanic, agreed to testify against the other five defendants charged in federal court in Western Michigan. The defendants were accused of planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan around the time of the Nov. 3 election, and to put her on trial.Credit...Jeff Kowalsky/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Jan. 27, 2021 One member of an antigovernment group accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan last fall pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal cou...