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Man accused of supporting foiled plot to kidnap Michigan governor set to change not-guilty plea

FILE - This booking photo provided by the Antrim County Jail in Bellaire, Mich., shows Shawn Fix. The man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 plans to change his not-guilty plea, records show. (Antrim County Jail via AP, File)
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FILE - This booking photo provided by the Antrim County Jail in Bellaire, Mich., shows Shawn Fix. The man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 plans to change his not-guilty plea, records show. (Antrim County Jail via AP, File)

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (AP)— A man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor plans to change his not-guilty plea.

Records show Shawn Michael Fix is scheduled for a court hearing Wednesday. The 40-year-old Belleville resident is among five men charged with providing material support for an act of terrorism in the plot to abduct Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 at her northern Michigan vacation home. Police broke up the scheme before it could be carried out.

Another defendant, Brian Higgins, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in March. Seven others have been convicted in separate trials.

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