1st Sentence to Be Handed Down in Michigan Gov’s Kidnap Plot

1st Sentence to Be Handed Down in Michigan Gov’s Kidnap Plot
Ty Garbin, one of six people charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is seen in this undated file photo. Kent County Sheriff via AP File
The Associated Press
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Prosecutors preparing for the first prison sentence in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are loudly signaling to five other defendants that a key insider has shared extraordinary details about the operation.

Ty Garbin cooperated within weeks of being arrested, willingly putting a “target on his back to begin his own redemption,” the government said in a court filing.