Judge drops terrorism charges against three in alleged Whitmer kidnapping plot

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Three men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had terrorism charges dropped ahead of their trial.

Judge Michael Klaeren of 12th District Court in Jackson County, Michigan, dropped the charges against 26-year-old Joseph Morrison, 43-year-old Pete Musico, and 22-year-old Paul Bellar, three of the 14 men alleged of being involved in the plot.

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