The Wisconsin man charged for his alleged participation in a domestic terrorism plot that included storming the Michigan Capitol and kidnapping elected officials has been arraigned, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.
Exclusive poll results: Was plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer a serious threat? Published: October 28, 2020, 11:28 pmLocal 4 asked Michigan voters if the domestic terror plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer was a serious threat, or just talk. Here's what they had to say.
Court hearing reveals new details in domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Gov. WhitmerPublished: October 16, 2020, 12:08 pmThe preliminary hearing began Tuesday and featured hours of testimony by a lead FBI agent on the Michigan case, revealing new detail about investigators' use of confidential informants, undercover agents and encrypted communication to thwart the purported scheme.
2 men charged in terrorist plot against Whitmer served in US MilitaryPublished: October 10, 2020, 11:13 pmThe U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Daniel Harris of Lake Orion and Joseph Morrison of Munith served for years. The Marines said Harris trained with rifles and Morrison served in the Marine Corps Reserve until Thursday, the day he was arraigned.
DETROIT – A Southfield businessman who tracks hate speech and online links to terror is speaking openly about disturbing findings. He says when the lockdown took place due to the coronavirus pandemic encrypted apps exploded with calls for violence against Gov. “No, we’ve been tracking since April, not surprised in the least,” said Eric Feinberg of Coalition for a Safer Web, an online terror watch dog group. How could someone not be surprised about a plot to kidnap and kill the governor? With one plot foiled Feinberg continues to monitor the talk and see if it turns to action.
