The sentence handed down to Adam Fox stemmed from his conviction for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge so the kidnappers could escape, during a second federal trial in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in August.

Barry Croft Jr, who co-led the plot, was also found guilty during that trial. He is due to be sentenced on Wednesday.

Fox and Croft were accused of spearheading a conspiracy to foment anti-government extremists shortly before the 2020 election. Their arrests, and the apprehension of 12 others, spoke to extensive social and political strife in the US that characterized 2020, a year of pandemic and protest, often in the shape of violent extremism.

Source: Leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years | Michigan | The Guardian