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Michigan Man Gets 6-Year Sentence for Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

HeadlineAug 26, 2021

In Michigan, 25-year-old Ty Garbin was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for his role in plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer last year. Garbin was the first of 14 men arrested over the plot to be sentenced, and received a reduced penalty after he agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.

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