Wolverine Watchmen, Militia Implicated in Michigan Kidnapping Plot, Prepared for ‘Civil War’

Members of a militia group, including Michael John Null and Willam Grant Null, right, who were charged on Oct. 8, 2020, for their involvement in a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor, attack the state Capitol Building, and incite violence, stand near the doors to the chamber in the capitol building before the vote on the extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order in Lansing, Mich., April 30, 2020. Seth Herald/Reuters

The Michigan militia that was named as playing a key role in the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was a recently formed, low-key group that was motivated by Whitmer’s harsh executive orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to court documents and experts.

Seven members and associates of Wolverine Watchmen face state terrorism charges for allegedly participating in planning to abduct Whitmer from her vacation home and storm the State Capitol in Lansing.