Judge Wants to Know Why Men Tied to Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot Were Moved to Federal Prisons

A judge wants to know why two men convicted of secondary roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been transferred to federal prisons out of state.

Paul Bellar and Joe Morrison are entitled to appeal their convictions following a trial on state charges in Jackson County in 2022. But their lawyers said it’s extremely hard to work with them hundreds of miles away. . .

The transfer is “mind-boggling” and “appalling,” said Michael Faraone, who represents Morrison.

“Whatever we may say about this case, however we may feel about it, I think we can agree we’re not dealing with al-Qaida,” Faraone told a judge Friday, referring to the Middle East terrorist group. (Read more from “Judge Wants to Know Why Men Tied to Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot Were Moved to Federal Prisons” HERE)

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