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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Far-right militiamen convicted of terror for aiding plot to kidnap Michigan governor

2022-10-28

The plot led by several Trump-hating anarchists amusingly labelled as far right white nationalists.

[IsraelTimes] Ruling comes after two other militia members were found guilty of plotting to abduct Gretchen Whitmer
...Her Excellency, the dictator of Michigan, 2020 Dem VP contender who never got off the ground...
and detonate a bomb, in protest of her COVID restrictions

Three members of a far-right US militia group on Wednesday were found guilty of domestic terrorism charges including providing support to people who plotted to kidnap and kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The court action comes two months after two militia members were convicted of conspiring to abduct Whitmer and detonate a bomb over the tough COVID-19 pandemic restrictions she imposed on the northern state. They were among six people arrested in October 2020 following an FBI
FBI

...Formerly one of the world's premier criminal investigation organizations, something for a nation to be proud of. Now it's a political arm of the Deep State oligarchy that is willing to trump up charges, suppress evidence, or take out insurance policies come election time...
sting operation that uncovered the plot.

"Today, three defendants were found guilty of material support for terrorism, gang membership, and possession of a weapon while committing a felony in support of the plot to kidnap and kill me," Whitmer, a Democrat, said on Twitter shortly after the convictions were announced by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

"No threat, no plot, no rhetoric will break my belief in the goodness and decency of our people. And these verdicts are further proof that violence and threats have no place in our politics," Whitmer added.

Joseph Morrison,

...the former Marine reservist known online as Boogaloo Bunyan, he cofounded the Wolverine Watchmen...

Paul Bellar

...more formally Paul Edward Bellar, he was brought in to teach the guys soldier stuff, but according to his dad he threw up his hands in disgust after only a few sessions, walking away long before the events in question...

and Pete Musico

...Boogaloo Bunyan’s co-founder...

— all from Michigan and described as members of the Wolverine Watchmen — face up to 20 years in prison and $20,000 fines, the attorney general said in a statement. Sentencing is scheduled for December 15.

The kidnapping plot — which Nessel’s office said was aimed in part at inciting a US civil war — caused a national uproar when it was revealed just weeks before the divisive
...politicians call things divisive when when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive, they're principled...
2020 presidential election.

"Terrorist attacks and mass shootings are not spontaneous events, they are the result of planning, plotting and amassing resources in a build-up to ~~violent~~ mostly peaceful acts," Nessel said.

"The prosecution of these cases prevented horrific acts from taking the lives of innocent people."

The convictions come less than two weeks before Americans head to the polls in critical midterm elections to decide whether Democrats or Republicans control Congress, governorships and state houses across the nation. Whitmer is running for re-election in a tight race.

Posted by:trailing wife

#7 he threw up

Thank you for catching my typo — I assume that’s why it’s highlighted.

Posted by: trailing wife 2022-10-28 22:01

#6 Tom Waits went to my High School ;-)

Posted by: Frank G 2022-10-28 20:44

Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-10-28 16:35

#4 Pasties

Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-10-28 16:34

#3 Patsies

Posted by: mossomo 2022-10-28 16:05

#2 A wise philosopher once told us, “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.”

Posted by: Super Hose 2022-10-28 12:30

#1 I have no problem with this guys doing time, but I'd like to see the FBI guys that planned the operation and pushed everyone forward pay some price.

Posted by: ruprecht 2022-10-28 11:19

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