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Brian Higgins, accused in kidnap-plot of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, wins and loses in court WLS Share: Share: PORTAGE, Wisc. (WLS) -- A Wisconsin judge Tuesday morning decided to extradite one of the accused kidnap-plotters of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, but not immediately carry it out. The good news-bad news decision was for Brian Higgins, among 14 men charged in the domestic terrorism case. Higgins will be allowed to remain in Wisconsin while his attorney appeals Tuesday's extradition approval. "Mr. Higgins is not being deported to some third-world kangaroo court," Columbia C...

Dells man charged in plot to kidnap Michigan governor will remain in Wisconsin during appeal of extradition ruling Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Darcie Moran Brian Higgins, 52, of Wisconsin Dells, top left, appears in Wisconsin's Columbia County Circuit Court on Dec. 15, 2020. He is accused of providing support to a domestic terrorism plot in Michigan involving a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The argument against extraditing a Wisconsin Dells man to Michigan might make for very interesting law school discussion or exam question — or appel...

Extradition Stalled for Man at Center of Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot On 12/15/20 at 3:50 PM EST One of the men charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer lost a battle challenging his extradition on Tuesday, but the judge agreed to stall the decision while his appeal is being heard. On Tuesday, Brian Higgins of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, argued that his extradition paperwork should be invalidated because Whitmer was the one to sign it. Higgins' attorney, Christopher Van Wagner, said that because Whitmer is the reported victim of the plot, she is a conflict of inter...

Extradition granted then stalled for Wisconsin man charged in Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot Darcie Moran and Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press © Darcie Moran Brian Higgins, 52, of Wisconsin Dells, top left, appears in Columbia County Circuit Court on Dec. 15, 2020. He is accused of providing support to a domestic terrorism plot in Michigan involving a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer A Wisconsin man charged in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lost a court battle on Tuesday to challenge his extradition to Michigan, but the decision was immediately put on ho...