Defendants Seek Acquittal From Whitmer Kidnap Conspiracy Charges

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Beech Woods Recreation Center in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 16, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 have filed a motion for acquittal following a federal jury’s failure to reach a verdict against them.

The motions from Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. follow a federal jury’s April 8 decision to find Wolverine Watchmen Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta not guilty of conspiring to kidnap Whitmer. Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Fox and Croft.