Judge dismisses terrorism threat charges in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot case
DETROIT – Three men the state said helped plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were in court on Monday.
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Judge Michael Klaeren dropped a 20-year felony against two of the men. The decision challenged the Michigan Attorney General’s office over the charges against Pete Musico and Joseph Morrison.
The men had been charged with making terroristic threats online and in secret conversations on encrypted apps. The state said that both men spent time and money to train so they could attempt to kidnap Gov. Whitmer.
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