Intruder Attempted to Breach Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s Summer Home, Officials Say

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media after signing the final piece of a $76 billion state budget into law in Detroit on July 20, 2022. Carlos Osorio/AP Photo

An intruder attempted to breach Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s summer residence on Mackinac Island, Michigan in August before police apprehended the suspect, her office said on Oct. 18.

Ms. Whitmer’s Chief of Staff JoAnne Huls told The Hill that the unnamed individual had attempted to scale a cliff situated in close proximity to the governor’s summer home on Aug. 26.