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Prosecutors say the men were furious with the governor for shutting down the state during the Covid-19 pandemic and vowed to try her for treason. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing last October. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (CN) — Five men charged with conspiring to kidnap Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were hit with more charges Wednesday that could put them in prison for life, after a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment that added firearms violations and conspiracy to use a weapon of...

Ty Garbin is the first to be convicted in the high-profile case, and his detailed testimony of the alleged kidnapping plot could aid prosecutors in securing more convictions.

One of six charged in plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleads guilty Print this article One of the six men charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Ty Garbin, 25, admitted to a half-dozen pages of allegations, including discussing a "plan to storm the Capitol and kidnap the governor" and "waiting until after the national election, when the conspirators expected widespread civil unrest to make it easier for them to operate," according to court documents obtained by the Associated Press. Garbin, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and ...

Ty Garbin has agreed to help prosecutors who claim a group of men sought to kidnap and punish Michigan’s Democratic governor for ordering a statewide lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19.   Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing last October. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP) DETROIT (CN) — A man who was part of a group that prosecutors say planned to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge.   Ty Garbin, 25, of Hartland Township, said he would cooperate fully with prosecutors, according to...