Adam Fox Wolverine Watchmen
Wolverine Watchmen is accused of plotting with other men to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, its militia group of Michigan men and more than a dozen men are facing charges in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap.
According to the report, thirteen people were arrested and six of the men were arrested on federal charges, the other seven face state domestic terror charges.
Adam Fox who is a Michigan resident and his phone call have been recorded, in the call, he said Adam said he needed 200 men to storm the Capitol and take hostages, including the governor. Furthermore, Adam Fox wanted to try the governor for “treason” before the November 2020 elections.
Who is Adam Fox Wolverine Watchmen Militia Group?
Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico are founding members of the Wolverine Watchmen, it’s a group that tends to be fierce advocates of the Second Amendment and gun rights in general. According to the FBI, Adam Fox contacted a Michigan-based-militia group to try to recruit people to help carry out a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and had been living in West Michigan, splitting his time between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
According to the report, Adam gathered recruits in the basement of a Grand Rapids business, using a trap door hidden under a rug.
A former friend of Adam, Brian Titus told a news outlet “I knew he was in a militia but I didn’t know he was this into it,” said Titus. Later, he said he hired Adam Fox after he was kicked out of his office and he was 19 years old during that time.
Brian said “He was an employee of mine and I had no idea what was going on. He had some dark secrets and he was doing this after hours so I had no idea.” While working there he was a member of the militia group but he was kicked out and then started his own.
FBI became aware in 2020 through social media that a group of individuals was allegedly discussing the “violent overthrow of certain government and law enforcement components,” naming Barry Croft and Fox.
Adam Fox moved to the east side of the state to meet with friends and planned to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Since November 2019, Wolverine Watchmen Militia is recruited members using a social media platform, Facebook, and the recruited members communicated via a secure, encrypted messaging platform, According to the report.
Members of Wolverine Watchmen Militia Group.
Paul Bellar, 21, of Milford, Shawn Fix, 38, of Belleville, Eric Molitor, 36, of Cadillac, Michael Null, 38, of PlainwellWilliam Null, 38, of Shelbyville, Pete Musico, 42, and Joseph Morrison, 42.
These men will appear in court Thursday, they were scheduled to be back in court for their preliminary hearing Oct. 13.
Besides this, there is a federal complaint charges on Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Casreta.