“They knew it was stoned-crazy talk and not a plan,” a defense attorney said, referring to the FBI. At one point, the attorney said the defendant's state of mind included coming up with a plan to put the governor on a kite to transport her.
The defense attorneys for Barry Croft, Adam Fox, Brandon Caserta, and Daniel Harris, argued that they were stoned when they allegedly planned to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Prosecutors say the men plotted to snatch Whitmer in 2020 because they were angry about pandemic restrictions and that they went well beyond talking.The focus of a trial in Michigan has quickly turned to the question of whether the FBI tricked and cajoled four defendants into agreeing to a plot to kidnap Gov.
"If the defendant was already willing to commit the crime, that is not entrapment," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Roth said. "These defendants were willing and eager, if not already preparing, to commit this crime long before law enforcement got involved." In another recording, Fox was heard saying he’d rather not resort to violence in response to oppressive government policies.Fox, who had been looking straight at jurors, suddenly averted his eyes downward and feverishly took notes as prosecutors introduced that first batch of evidence.
Caserta’s attorney, Michael Hills, said attack training in Michigan and Wisconsin were "fed-sponsored events." The four men are accused of taking critical steps to carry out their plans, including a night drive to northern Michigan to scout Whitmer’s vacation home and figure out how to blow up a bridge, according to the government.
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