Whitmer Kidnapping Conspirators Found Guilty

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 16, 2020. Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File

A jury has found defendants Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring in 2020 to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.

After about nine hours of deliberation over two days, the jury convicted Fox and Croft of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft was also convicted of possession of an unregistered destructive device.