Michigan Governor, officials provide update on investigation into synagogue attack
Officials in Michigan addressed the public following an attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Watch CBS News
Officials in Michigan addressed the public following an attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
As the election cycle enters an urgent, final five weeks, both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in questionable tactics that threaten to subvert the democratic process by trying to shape the ballot through deceptive means.
Croft was convicted in August on conspiracy charges and of possessing an unregistered explosive.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence, as a punishment and deterrent to future similar acts, but the judge ruled life in prison is "not necessary to achieve those purposes."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke in a recorded video before the sentences were handed down, saying the actions of the three was a "threat to democracy itself."
A jury has convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 after a jury failed to reach a verdict in an earlier trial of the two men.
The pre-Roe abortion ban would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony.
An amendment to the state constitution protecting abortion rights could be on the ballot in Michigan this November.
Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were charged with conspiracy, and three faced weapons charges.
