GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AP)— A man who pleaded guilty in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her abduction could have been the “ignition” for a U.S. civil war involving antigovernment groups.
Ty Garbin is a star witness for prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with conspiracy. Garbin says they thought a kidnapping would cause a “disruption” before the 2020 election and possibly prevent Joe Biden from winning the presidency.
Garbin took the jury through training, secret messages and a late-night trip to Whitmer's weekend home to see how they could kidnap her in retaliation for her COVID-19 orders.
Garbin pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years in prison.
