A plot by a militia group that talked about murdering and kidnapping an American politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer was foiled by the FBI, investigators said.
“The group talked about creating a society that followed the U.S. Bill of Rights and where they could be self-sufficient,” investigators wrote in a federal affidavit filed Thursday, The Detroit News reported. "They discussed different ways of achieving this goal from peaceful endeavors to violent actions. At one point, several members talked about state governments they believed were violating the U.S. Constitution, including the government of Michigan and Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
On Wednesday, FBI agents stormed the home of Ty Garbin as part of the investigation that began earlier this year.

Investigators said the plot involved at least six people who considered a violent overthrow of the government on social media. The group, which included a confidential source working with the FBI, met in June in Ohio. The source working with the FBI was paid $8,600.

“Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” according to the affidavit. “The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message.”

The antagonist clique was not identified,but the six people arrested include, Garbin, Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Kalen Franks, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta.