October 14, 2020 An FBI special agent testified Tuesday, Oct. 13, that a leader of a group plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer considered leaving Whitmer in a boat in the middle of Lake Michigan. Adam Fox, 37, identified by the FBI as a leader of a group, said the group considered taking Whitmer to the middle of the lake then disabling the boat’s motor, FBI special agent Richard Trask II testified. Fox said the best chance for abducting Whitmer was when she was arriving at, or leaving, her vacation home or the governor’s official summer residence. MORE Eric Trump expressed extreme confidence in his father’s likelihood of securing a second term during an indoor campaign rally in Novi Tuesday. The president’s son was joined by approximately 250 supporters at the Suburban Collection Showcase, a day before Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to hold a rally in Grand Rapids. “Oh guys, we’re leading,” Trump said. “We’re leading … There are a lot of cameras in the back of the room today. I’m saying this on camera: We are going to win.” The Great Lakes water temperatures are cooling down. The water certainly isn’t as warm as our great summer swimming temperatures this year. But as cold air and lake effect tries to develop over the next week, Great Lakes water temperatures will play a big role for and against the snow. We have much colder air heading toward Michigan in about three waves from this Thursday through next Thursday. MORE ►Winter won’t wait with large area of cold air just north of Michigan Twenty-seven years, two states and one Great Lake. That’s the journey taken by one little red, white, and blue boat, which was launched from Duluth, Minnesota’s Brighton Beach in 1993 and discovered nearly three decades later near Ashland, Wisconsin at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Oct. 7. Lynn BeBeau and her husband discovered the little wooden treasure while hiking along a remote beach on Lake Superior near Eagle Island. YOU HAVE TO READ THIS William Null of Shelbyville, Michigan was one of 13 men charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. MLive happened to interview Null back in late June when he showed up to counter-protest a protest of a controversial Civil War Statue in West Michigan. Warning: This video contains strong language. WATCH ►13 men face charges in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, start ‘civil war’ Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive To ensure receipt of our emails, please add newsletters@update.mlive to your address book or safe sender list. |