GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A claim of juror misconduct in the second trial for two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has surfaced.
The attorney for alleged ringleader Barry Croft filed a court briefing Thursday. Joshua Blanchard says a juror told co-workers he hoped to be selected and had planned to ensure a particular verdict.
The “Detroit News” was able to obtain a copy of the filing before it was sealed by the court.
Croft and co-defendant Adam Fox are being tried a second time after the first trial ended last October with a jury unable to return a verdict against the two men.
(reporting from Rick Schremp/TTWN Media Networks)
