Michigan AG sounds alarm on domestic terrorism after militia members sentenced in plot to kidnap governor
The Michigan AG says domestic terrorism is one of the biggest threats in the U.S. after last week's sentencing of two men who plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. On the heels of last week's sentencing of two men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says domestic terrorism is “one of the biggest existential threats” facing the United States and urged officials to take action. “We have to be prepared to meet it head on and to take it very seriously,” Nessel told ABC News Live’s Phil Lipof on Friday. A federal judge sentenced Adam Fox to 16 years in prison on Dec. 27. A day later, his fellow militia member, Barry Croft Jr., was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison. United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Lansing, Michigan. Google Maps Street View “If the sentences for these defendants is any indication, people who engage in these kinds of activities are going to be met with some ...