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Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even their second-round series.

Chris Kreider’s long slap shot bounced over Louis Domingue and into the net with 1:28 left and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 to push their thrilling first-round series to a deciding Game 7.

Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers staved off elimination with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to become the sixth player in NHL history to reach 200 career playoff points and the Pittsburgh Penguins throttled the New York Rangers 7-2 to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in Game 2 on Thursday night to even the best-of-seven first-round series.

The Pittsburgh Penguins went into the playoffs knowing they’d be without starting goalie Tristan Jarry for at least the first couple of games.

Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s chief lawyer has been approved as U.S. attorney based in Grand Rapids.

Ryan Strome scored twice, Adam Fox added a goal and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as the New York Rangers recorded a third-straight shutout and their 50th win of the season, 3-0 over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Eric Comrie made 31 saves for the Jets, who were officially eliminated post-season contention with the loss. After a scoreless first period, Strome broke through on the power play against Comrie at 15:57 of the second.

A federal prosecutor has withdrawn from the case of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A jury last week couldn't reach a unanimous verdict for two men charged with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

That a jury didn't convict any of the four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer is further evidence of the political polarization in the U_S_ A defense lawyer for one of the men says it shows freedom still exists, and that the men's actions were nothing more than “rough talk.”.

Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't agree on a verdict for two others.

A jury in the trial against four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer returned a mixed verdict.

Jurors acquitted two men and deadlocked on two others accused of plotting to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

A jury in the trial against four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has returned a mixed verdict.

'Our differences must be settled at the ballot box, not through violence,' Lt. Gov. Gilchrist said

A Michigan jury has ended its fourth day of deliberations without having reached verdicts in the trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Three days and still no verdict.

Jurors deliberating at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must answer a key question about whether the FBI engaged in entrapment.

Jurors haven't come up with a verdict yet after two days of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The jury is in deliberations in the case against four Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A jury in Michigan started its deliberations Monday in the trial of four men accused of designing a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

They are among 14 men charged in the alleged plot, with eight charged in state court. Whitmer says details ‘jarring’ from trial of men charged with conspiring to kidnap herDefendants felt ‘totally justified’ in alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer manipulated by FBI, informant, attorney argues‘I always disagreed,’ defendant says, before alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trialGirlfriend of key figure in alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot: ‘Dominoes will start falling’ with a governor’s hangingAlleged leaders of plot to kidnap Gov.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man suspected in an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. “He never really stops talking.”Chappel became an FBI informant shortly after he joined a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen. “The feasibility of the plan doesn’t matter.”Related:‘I always disagreed,’ defendant says, before alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trialGirlfriend of key figure in alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot: ‘Dominoes will start falling’ with a governor’s hangingAlleged leaders of plot to kidnap Gov.

Prosecution gave closing arguments in the trial against four men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were antigovernment extremists “filled with rage” and intent on igniting a civil war.

Jurors have heard closing arguments and will begin deliberations Monday in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The defense has rested and evidence is over in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Prosecutors in Michigan have rested their case against four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 national election.

The core question at the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is whether the FBI engaged in entrapment.

Testimony is back underway this week in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Testimony is back underway this week in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jurors have seen provocative social media posts written by a key figure charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor.

Testimony is back underway in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

An FBI agent who was working undercover says two key people in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor were excited to get their hands on explosives.

The second man convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was back on the witness stand on Friday.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The FBI seized firearms, ammunition, a gas mask and flexible plastic handcuffs at the home of a suspected leader of an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot expected to die in shootout with policeFormer defendant: Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trialMan who joined militia was alarmed by cop-killing talk, turned informant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trial‘I will die a saint, covered in blood,’ alleged leader of Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot said in FBI recording‘I’m gonna terrorize people,’ alleged leader of plot to kidnap Gov.

Defense lawyers are cross-examining a key witness in the trial of four men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The trial against four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued on Thursday.

Jurors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are hearing from a second man who pleaded guilty in a scheme to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A man who pleaded guilty to plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took the stand to testify against the four others charged in the plot

A man charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was jubilant in 2020 when the state Supreme Court struck down COVID-19 orders.

It was another revealing day in court on Friday (March 18) for the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

After a vetting process – like a job interview, he said – he soon contacted the FBI and turned informant against defendants accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Related: FBI, informants drove plot to kidnap Gov. Related: Defendants in alleged Gov. Whitmer kidnap plan claim innocence, entrapmentHe has been accused of pushing the defendants to take part in the planning before they were arrested in early October 2020. Whitmer kidnap plot said in FBI recordingHe said that Fox, who lived in the basement of Vac Shack in Wyoming, once held a meeting there.

Jurors in Michigan are hearing from an Army veteran who became an FBI informant after hearing members of a militia talk about killing police.

Testimony resumed on Thursday in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A suspected leader of a plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer suggested storming the Michigan Capitol and taking legislators hostage, a recording by an undercover FBI agent showed. “In eyes of my God, I will die a f------ saint, covered in blood,” Adam Fox of Wyoming said in a recording.

A key figure in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer was secretly recorded telling an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to restrain the “tyrant” on a table, then pose for a photo “like we just made the biggest drug bust.”.

The trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will resume Thursday after a three-day break because of a COVID-19 case.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — After more than two days of testimony, jurors were given unflattering snapshots of four men who are charged with planning to strike back against government by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trial delayed after ‘essential participant’ tests positive for COVID-19RELATED: Too drunk, too stoned, still mad about COVID-19 orders: This week in the Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trialCroft, Fox, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy; three of them also face weapons-related charges. He was tapped by Croft to lead the plot, Roth said. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the Whitmer kidnap plot trial at: https://apnews.com/hub/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trialMore:Alleged plot against governor signals shift toward violence among ‘citizen militia’: expertsMan accused of battering, yelling slurs at utility worker is brother of Ashli BabbittFirst Capitol riot trial ends with conviction on all counts

The trial for four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that was scheduled to resume Monday has been postponed at least until Thursday because an essential participant tested positive for COVID-19.

The trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been postponed until Thursday because an “essential” participant has tested positive for COVID-19.

Prosecutors have played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which a man charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer specifically mentions abducting the Democrat.

Four men accused of scheming to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are on trial in a federal courthouse named for Gerald R.

Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer played secretly recorded audio for jurors in a Grand Rapids courtroom on Thursday.

Prosecutors have played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which a man charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer specifically mentions abducting the Democrat.

Opening statements and first testimony were given in the trial of the four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Opening statements started Wednesday in the trial of four men who prosecutors say plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 because they were angry about pandemic restrictions she imposed.

Attorneys for four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are telling jurors they were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views.

A jury has been selected for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Four members of anti-government groups are facing trial this week on federal charges accusing them in a chilling plot to abduct Michigan's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, in 2020.

Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plotters knew them simply as “Mark” and “Red.” They were actually undercover FBI agents. The trial is expected to last six weeks and Jonker said the names don’t need to be revealed until a day before the FBI agents are expected to take the stand. Kaleb James Franks of Waterford pleaded guilty Feb. 9, in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to kidnap, a potential life offense. More on MLive:Right-wing extremism isn’t on trialEntrapment accusations and scandal emerge in Whitmer kidnapping plot caseGrand Rapids man, alleged leader of plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot, attorney says

RELATED: Entrapment hearing begins for Jackson men accused in Whitmer kidnapping plotWilson is set to deliver his ruling on a Zoom meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. “I was there to maintain accessibility for (the FBI),” Dan said. Dan’s handler, FBI special agent Henrik Impola, previously testified that Dan deescalated the group’s plans to move forward with the kidnapping plot on multiple occasions. Dan later became involved with Adam Fox, a defendant in the federal portion of the kidnapping plot case. Prior to becoming involved with the Wolverine Watchmen, Dan served in the United States Army as a fire support specialist.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – One of the men suspected of leading a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said he wanted to hog-tie her and put her on display. “I’m actually kind of serious about this,” Adam Fox allegedly told a confidential human source, or CHS.

Prosecutors say the informant’s statements should be barred from court, but defense attorneys have other ideas.View Entire Post ›

Gretchen Whitmer are asking a federal judge to allow evidence at trial they believe shows entrapment by FBI agents. The men, accompanied by undercover FBI informants, went so far as to conduct surveillance on Whitmer’s vacation home in northern Michigan. Defense attorneys began raising the issue almost from the point of arrests. Related: Defense for alleged leader says FBI informants pushed plot to kidnap Gov. In the latest motion, defense attorneys want a judge to rule that the recordings and texts are not hearsay and admissible.

No one player or executive had a greater influence on how the New York Rangers will look in 2021-22 than Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals. A game after the Rangers had been eliminated from playoff contention last season, the Caps' enforcer gave the Blueshirts a black eye. In a span of seconds, Wilson punched a prone Pavel Buchnevich in the back of the head in a goal-mouth scramble and later rag-dolled star forward Artemi Panarin to the ice, ending his season.

Three of the six men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are facing additional charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Note: A full copy of the superseding indictment can be viewed here. WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Michigan returned a superseding indictment today that adds new charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction against three defendants and adds federal firearms violations against two defendants in the case alleging a conspiracy to kidnap the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. Defendant Ty Garbin entered a guilty plea in December 2020 to the original indictment charging him with conspiracy to kidnap Governor Whitmer. Fox, Croft, and Harris each face up to life in prison if convicted of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft and Harris each face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of possession of an unregistered destructive device.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Federal authorities have submitted a 16-page list of guns, ammunition and explosives they want to seize from at least some of the men involved in a plot to kidnap Gov. Six men are charged federally in the plot, along with eight facing state charges. Related: The ties that bind the men behind the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot head to trialFBI informant sheds light on details of Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

The trial was postponed to give defense lawyers more time to receive and analyze evidence. In October, the FBI announced it had broken up the plot to kidnap Whitmer that was put in motion by anti-government extremists upset over her COVID-19 restrictions. Six people were charged in federal court, while eight others were charged in state court. Ty Garbin, one of the six men charged in federal court, pleaded guilty in January and said he would cooperate with prosecutors. The six men facing federal charges were part of a broader attempt to spark a civil war by overthrowing the government and killing police personnel.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – An alleged leader of a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to make his initial Michigan court appearance on Wednesday, Jan. 13, court records show. RELATED: The ties that bind the men behind the plot to kidnap Gov. Read more:6 suspects in alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer indicted by federal grand juryAlleged ringleader in plot to kidnap Gov.

Michigan Governor Gretchen WhitmerLANSING – Six men facing charges of plotting to kidnap Governor Whitmer were indicted by a grand jury this week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan said. Some of the men belong to an anti-government militia group called Wolverine Watchmen. At least one of the defendants, Fox, considered Whitmer to be a sort of tyrant because she had ordered gyms closed in the state to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to prosecutors. Obtaining the grand jury indictments, which came down on Wednesday, was a necessary step to proceed with the federal prosecutions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Some of the men also bought supplies for the kidnapping, the indictment said.

Michigan Governor Gretchen WhitmerLANSING – Six men facing charges of plotting to kidnap Governor Whitmer were indicted by a grand jury this week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan said. Some of the men belong to an anti-government militia group called Wolverine Watchmen. At least one of the defendants, Fox, considered Whitmer to be a sort of tyrant because she had ordered gyms closed in the state to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to prosecutors. Obtaining the grand jury indictments, which came down on Wednesday, was a necessary step to proceed with the federal prosecutions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Some of the men also bought supplies for the kidnapping, the indictment said.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday, Dec. 17 that a federal grand jury has indicted six men in the alleged conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Related: The ties that bind the men behind the plot to kidnap Gov. Related: Grand Rapids man, alleged leader of plot to kidnap Gov. Also on MLive:Suspect in plot to kidnap Michigan governor fights extradition from Wisconsin‘Big talk between crackpots:’ Attorney doubts Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prompts renewed calls to ban guns in Michigan Capitol buildingNorthern Michigan town grapples with plot to kidnap Gov.

Kent County JailAccused Whitmer plot ringleader Adam Fox, 37, of Potterville. Six men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were indicted by a federal grand jury late Wednesday, paving the way for a criminal trial.The suspects face up to life in prison on one count of kidnapping conspiracy.A trial date has not yet been set.The indictment sheds more light on the case. An additional six suspects in the kidnapping plot were charged in state court.According to new filings, investigators raided sites in multiple states, including a firing range in northern Michigan and homes in metro Detroit.Federal prosecutors were considering filing terrorism charges against the six men after investigators revealed finding bomb parts and other new evidence. Prosecutors can still file additional charges in the case.Prosecutors said they have a lot of evidence to examine, including more than 13,000 pages of encrypted text messages, hundreds of hours of undercover audio recordings, and “voluminous” amounts of audio and video found on seized computers and cellphones.

Remember 1,000 years ago in December, 2019, when everyone was afraid that the grislycould inspire mass shootings? New details from the alleged domestic terrorist plot to murder Gov. One was to recruit 200 men to storm the Capitol while Congress was in session, take hostages, and execute them on television over the course of week. "Private Facebook groups have been linked to the alleged domestic terrorist plot. Fourteen other men have been charged in connection to the plot.

Kent County JailAccused Whitmer plot ringleader Adam Fox, 37, of Potterville. alsoFederal prosecutors are mulling terrorism charges against the men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after investigators found bomb parts and other new evidence.In a court filing Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office made the disclosure and requested a 40-day extension to seek indictments against the six men charged in federal court. The six charged in federal court areaccused of conspiring to spark a civil war by planning to attack police and the state Capitol. They are Adam Fox, 37; Brandon Caserta, 32; Barry Croft, 44; Kaleb Franks, 26; Ty Garbin, 25; and Daniel Harris, 23.

(CNN) — Videos, photographs and text messages between people charged by the Department of Justice with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reveal details of their alleged domestic terror plan, their access to weapons and various training exercises. “Have one person go to her house, knock on the door and when she answers it just cap her,” reads one message in an encrypted group text thread. Eight other men, all associated with the extremist group Wolverine Watchmen, have been charged by the state of Michigan in the alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Whitmer. MORE FROM CBS DETROIT: Michigan: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, And LinksThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2020 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mi – A federal magistrate judge on Thursday, Oct. 8, ordered five defendants accused of conspiring to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer held without bond. The defendants are among 13 suspects identified in an alleged plan by a Michigan-based militia to kidnap Whitmer, kill police officers and overturn the government, authorities said. Read more:Grand Rapids man, alleged leader of plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, had to be ‘insane,’ boss says13 men face charges in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, start ‘civil war’‘Words matter’ from leaders like President Trump, Gov.

The Department of Justice today announced that six men have been arrested and charged federally with conspiring to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. Through confidential sources, undercover agents, and clandestine recordings, law enforcement learned particular individuals were planning to kidnap the Governor and acting in furtherance of that plan. This group used operational security measures, including communicating by encrypted messaging platforms and used code words and phrases in an attempt to avoid detection by law enforcement. The FBI and Michigan State Police executed arrests as multiple conspirators met to pool funds for explosives and exchange tactical gear. Agents of the Detroit Field Office of the FBI and other members of their Joint Terrorism Task Force, including the Michigan State Police, are conducting the investigation.

(CNN) – Six men were charged Thursday in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a federal criminal complaint. The six individuals charged in the Western District of Michigan with conspiracy to kidnap are Michigan residents Adam Fox, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, Brandon Caserta, and Delaware resident Barry Croft. At one point during the meeting, the group discussed increasing their members and Fox reached out to a “Michigan base militia group,” according to the complaint. “We condemn the actions of the group of individuals that plotted against Governor Whitmer and state government.