Overview

• Lincoln Brookes received bizarre letters and emails threatening corporal punishment before the kidnapping attempt.
• The group, led by Mark Christopher, claimed to represent a self-styled legal system called the Federal Postal Court.
• All four defendants were found guilty by a majority verdict after a two-week trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.
• Christopher also convicted of sending threatening letters intended to cause distress and anxiety.
• The defendants will be sentenced in September, with additional charges against Matthew Martin still under deliberation.