were among the six who were arrested in October 2020 amid talk of raising $4,000 for an explosive to blow up a bridge and stymie any police response to a kidnapping, according to trial testimony.and furious over Whitmer's pandemic restrictions. There was evidence of a crudely built"shoot house" to practice going in and out of her vacation home, and a night ride by Croft, Fox and covert operatives to check the property.
“I think what the FBI did is unconscionable," Caserta's attorney, Michael Hills, said outside court."And I think the jury just sent them a message loud and clear that these tactics — we’re not going to condone what they’ve done here.”Gibbons said the acquittals of Harris and Caserta demonstrated“We’ll be ready for another trial. ... We’ll eventually get what we wanted out of this, which is the truth and the justice I think Adam is entitled to,” Gibbons said.
“The plot to kidnap and kill a governor may seem like an anomaly. But we must be honest about what it really is: The result of violent, divisive rhetoric that is all too common across our country,” Huls said. “There must be accountability and consequences for those who commit heinous crimes. Without accountability, extremists will be emboldened.”
Pennies taped to a commercial-grade firework were intended to act like shrapnel against Whitmer's security team, according to the government.