2nd guilty plea expected in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer
ABC News
A second man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected Wednesday to plead guilty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected Wednesday to be the second person to admit guilt in the scheme, according to court documents.
Kaleb Franks said he would join Ty Garbin as the second person to admit guilt in a plot to abduct the Democratic governor before FBI agents arrested them in October 2020. The plea would give federal prosecutors another insider who would be a key witness against four other men scheduled to face trial in March.
The government said the group wanted to kidnap Whitmer because of disgust over her COVID-19 restrictions.
Franks signed a document agreeing to plead guilty as charged, admitting he “was not entrapped or induced to commit any crimes” by undercover agents or informants. Garbin pleaded guilty in 2021 and was s entenced to slightly more than six years in prison.
