Pot-Smoking Trucker Deemed Second 'Ringleader' of Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Sentenced to 19 1/2 Years in Prison

BREAKING: Judge Robert Jonker sentences Barry Croft to 19.5 years in prison for conviction in Whitmer fednapping plot.

Fox and Croft both received hung jury in 1st trial, convicted after this judge heavily favored DOJ in 2nd trial. https://t.co/YsERpj5dmQ

— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) December 28, 2022

After intentionally misrepresenting the case especially role of FBI, Jonker states that the FBI should "embed" groups, individuals to make sure 1A rights don't "cross the line."

Maybe he should go work for Big Tech.

— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) December 28, 2022

The second of two ringleaders in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 19.6 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

Delaware truck driver Barry Croft, 47, appeared in front of U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker for sentencing Wednesday, four months after he and codefendant Adam Fox were convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction after their first trial ended in a hung jury and the acquittals of two other codefendants. Croft also was convicted of possessing an unregistered destructive device.

Croft had no visible reaction to the sentence.

Fox was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison and five years of supervision.

Jonker rejected the prosecution’s request for a life sentence for Croft, but did apply the terrorism enhancement provision to Croft’s sentence. The judge rejected the provision in Fox’s sentencing yesterday but said Croft was more dangerous than Fox and the others, and had held anti-government views for longer.