Daniel Harris, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Adam Fox and Brandon Caserta pleaded not guilty to the indictment in proceedings on Thursday. Each of the defendants has been in custody since being arrested in October, when the plot was thwarted. The indictment alleges that between June 6 and October 7, the men conspired to "unlawfully seize, kidnap, abduct and carry away, and hold for ransom and reward" Whitmer, who is a Democrat. The men charged this week were among a group of more than a dozen individuals who had been charged in the case in October. An additional eight people were charged by the state, seven of which are associated with the group "Wolverine Watchmen."

Source: CNN December 17, 2020 22:07 UTC