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Man involved in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer over COVID-19 measures sentenced to 6 years in prison

Azmi HarounAug 26, 2021, 04:04 IST

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state as Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, right, listens in on Friday, April 9, 2021, in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan Office of the Governor via AP

A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a plot to kidnap MI Gov. Whitmer.

A man who helped concoct a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in protest of COVID-19 quarantine rules was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.

Ty Garbin pleaded guilty after his arrest last fall and is among six men charged in federal court in relation to the kidnapping plot. He is the only one to plead guilty so far.

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