Jury finds 2 men not guilty in Whitmer kidnap case; unable to reach verdicts on 2 others
Source: The Detroit News
Grand Rapids -- Jurors found two men accused by the government of plotting to kidnap and hurt Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty and failed to reach unanimous verdicts against two others.
The jury said it found Lake Orion resident Daniel Harris, 24 and Brandon Caserta, 33, of Canton Township not guilty and couldn't reach verdicts on accused Whitmer kidnap ringleaders Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville and Barry Croft, 46, of Delaware.
The four men faced kidnapping conspiracy charges, a felony punishable by up to life in prison. Three faced multiple charges, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Earlier Friday, jurors indicated they had reached a verdict on some counts in the case but were locked on others. Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker announced the development just before 11 a.m. and encouraged the jurors in federal court in downtown Grand Rapids to keep deliberating in hopes of reaching a unanimous verdict.
Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/04/08/michigan-governor-whitmer-federal-kidnap-conspiracy-trial-verdict/9487618002/
Caserta:
Link to tweet
"Buildings that manufacture the vaccines, blow them up. I'm not even kidding. Any lawyer that supports a vaccine mandate, decapitate them in their own home" Caserta said.
Ray Bruns
(4,097 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)support 18 xlimbaugh stations between them - and michiganders let it keep happening
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)Works well all over America.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)If I was on a jury for example, I would never find a person guilty of possessing any small amount of drugs, I would never find a person guilty if it came to anything abortion-related if the law ever comes to that.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)These guys are going to raise red flags for a very long time though, so I hope they don't believe they are free to do as they please.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,767 posts)I'm not beyond looking into an entrapment defense, I'm sure entrapment happens, but rarely does the entrapment defense win.
I'm guessing either the government has a weak case, or the defendants have top-notch counsel.
atreides1
(16,079 posts)The jury saw themselves in the defendants...and the defense played on that!
Midnight Writer
(21,767 posts)Coventina
(27,120 posts)The Grand Illuminist
(1,331 posts)That is where the problem lies.
Emile
(22,752 posts)MichMan
(11,930 posts)Emile
(22,752 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)That's worse than one or two maga people on the jury.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Still only takes one juror to hang a jury.
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)Link to tweet
ybbor
(1,554 posts)This is a travesty! What was going on in that jury room? Who tainted them?
I live in a bubble here in Ann Arbor and am surrounded by communities that are full of racist, trump-humpers.
Disgusting!
I am so concerned for the nation my daughter will be living in as she grows older.
Sad 😢
chowder66
(9,070 posts)Probably won't be very long either.
chowder66
(9,070 posts)demmiblue
(36,853 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,163 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Shit.
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,426 posts)This is some BS! WTF happened? MAGAT jurors?
OneCrazyDiamond
(2,032 posts)demmiblue
(36,853 posts)The names of the jurors were kept confidential to protect their privacy, and they were assigned numbers instead. The Free Press covered the daylong jury selection process, which ended with 18 people getting picked, including six alternates who didn't know they were alternates and listened to the whole trial. Of the 18, four own guns.
Here is a look at many who made the final cut to decide this historic case about a group of militia members who allegedly plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer out of anger over her COVID-19 restrictions.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/04/06/whitmer-kidnap-plot-jury-deliberations-verdict/9482699002/
NQAS
(10,749 posts)After all, they got away with it. That's pretty heady stuff. They won't be able to resist committing similar crimes again.
MichMan
(11,930 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)Utterly depressing.
raccoon
(31,111 posts)The jurors thought exactly the way the perps did so no way they were going to find them guilty.