Appeals Court Tosses Two More Convictions in 2020 Plot to Kidnap Gov. WhitmerJuly 20, 2026Associated Press / news@whmi.comA state appeals court on Monday set aside convictions for two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. The appeals court said kidnapping is not an underlying violent felony that can support a conviction under Michigan’s terrorism law. Morrison, Musico and Bellar were not charged with having a direct role in the plot to kidnap Whitmer. As part of the plot, Whitmer was supposed to be kidnapped her from her vacation home just before the 2020 presidential election.