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Anti-government extremist pleads guilty in foiled plot to kidnap Michigan governor

  • Shawn Michael Fix plans to change his not-guilty plea in the foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor.
  • Fix is one of five men charged with providing material support for an act of terrorism in the scheme to abduct Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
  • Fix is also charged with possessing a firearm while committing a felony.
  • The defendants were anti-government extremists who were angered by Whitmer’s policies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The plot was thwarted by informants and undercover FBI agents, and four men were convicted in federal court in 2022.
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