Guilty plea reveals more about alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Kaleb Franks pleaded guilty on Wednesday
A guilty plea by a member of the Wolverine Watchmen Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Kaleb Franks
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Franks told the judge he joined the group Wolverine Watchmen and began using encrypted apps and code words to conceal their messages from law enforcement. He said he knew what they were planning and discussing was illegal.
Franks told the judge he joined in training that involved firearms and the detonation of explosive devices along with surveilling Whitmer’s summer home.
Franks told the judge that the plot to kidnap Whitmer in a violent ambush was very real.
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