Some were accused of plotting to kidnap the Michigan government. Gretchen Whitmer shared the stage with the county sheriff in May during protests against state coronavirus bans.
Bailey County Sheriff Dar Leaf is also on the hot seat for comments made during last week’s in-camera interview about people associated with the militia group, Wolverine Watchmen.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel criticized Thursday for her “dangerous” comments by tweeting: “As Michigan’s top law enforcement officer, let me make this clear: a person who is not sworn in cannot be a licensed member of the law enforcement agency and Can’t ‘arrest’ government officials [sic] With whom they have no disagreement. ”
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Patta inadvertently released a tweet to Focus 17 West Michigan on Thursday, saying: “It’s just a charge, and they say ‘kidnapping conspiracy’ and you remember that. Are they trying to kidnap? Because a lot of people are governors.” Upstairs is angry and they want to arrest him. So are they trying to arrest him or was it a kidnapping attempt? Because you can still, in Michigan, seriously arrest if it’s a crime. ”
The sheriff was asked about the months-old footage while he was speaking on stage during the protest. Michael and William Null, who are involved in the militia conspiracy, were standing behind them. The brothers are now facing state charges, in addition to charges of providing material assistance for terrorist acts, as well as weapons charges.
In a follow-up interview on Fox 17 Friday, the sheriff said: “I don’t want anyone to think I’m sympathetic to these allegations, right? These are very serious allegations.”
“I don’t want us to try it in the media, and we mess it up somewhere in the justice system, ‘because they can’t have a fair hearing. It’s very important that we don’t mind.’ A little technical and maybe it will get out the door, and we need to be very careful for that, ”Leaf said.
Daniel Harris (left) and Joseph Morrison (right) are both Marine Pte and have been charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Meanwhile, at least two others involved in the alleged kidnapping have been identified as Marine P ve.
Joseph Morrison was a reservationist who joined in March 2015 and resigned as lens corporator on Thursday, said Capt. Joseph Butterfield, a spokesman for the Marine Corps.
Morrison is facing state charges including threatening terrorism, gang membership, providing material support for terrorist acts and carrying or possessing a weapon during the commission of a crime. Butterfield said Morrison’s discharge from the military was not linked to the allegations.
Daniel Harris, who is facing federal charges of conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer, joined the Marines in June 2015 and was released four years later after serving with the 3rd Battalion, with the 2nd Marines, based at Camp Lejeun, Carol, Carolina. .
According to the criminal complaint, Harris discussed the attack on the Michigan State Police facility and conspired to kidnap Whitmer at his vacation home, allegedly in an encrypted chat online chat room: “Let a man go to his house. Knock on the door and just cap it when she answers. ”
“We are aware of the circumstances surrounding both individuals, and will assist investigators in any way possible,” Butterfield said in a statement. “Serious allegations do not reflect the Marine Corps, do not reflect every Marine’s vow to uphold and defend the Constitution, and do not align with our core values of honor, courage and commitment.”
Another suspect, Brandon Caserta, who is facing federal charges in connection with the conspiracy, recently appeared in a recapitulated video criticizing President Trump.
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In a video posted on YouTube by well-known music producer Robbie Starbucks and reposted on Twitter, Casserta says: “Trump is not your friend, dude. And it amazes me that people really believe that, when he repeatedly shows that he is a Tyrant. Every single person who works for the government is your enemy. ”
