Judge: No FBI Entrapment for 3 in Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot

Paul Bellar (L), Joseph Morrison (C), and Pete Musico (R), who are accused of being involved in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her CCP virus restrictions. Jackson County Sheriff's Office via AP

A judge ruled Tuesday that three men charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI.

Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar will face a tentatively scheduled pretrial examination in August and trial in September, Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson said during a video conference.