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Title: Michigan judge drops terrorism charges for 3 men accused in alleged Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot
Post by: PeteS in CA on March 30, 2021, 11:36:37 pm

Michigan judge drops terrorism charges for 3 men accused in alleged Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot

https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-judge-drops-terrorism-charges-3-men-whitmer-kidnapping-plot (https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-judge-drops-terrorism-charges-3-men-whitmer-kidnapping-plot)

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A judge in Michigan on Monday threw out terrorism charges against three men allegedly involved in a plot to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Jackson County District Court Judge Michael J. Klaeren dropped the terrorism charges for Joseph Morrison, 26, and Pete Musico, 43, both of Munith, Michigan, The Detroit News reported. He also denied a request from prosecutors to add the terrorism count to charges against Paul Bellar, 22, of Milford, Michigan.

The three men were ordered to stand trial on the remaining charges against them: providing material support for terrorist acts, gang membership and using a firearm during a felony.