LANSING, Michigan (PNN) - October 9, 2020 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel held a press conference to announce state charges against militia conspirators in a plot to kill and/or kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

In addition to the six alleged militia members charged by the feds earlier, another seven alleged members of the militia group, known as the “Wolverine Watchmen”, were charged in the conspiracy and have all been taken into custody for purportedly trying to target law enforcement officials. That brings the total arrested to 13.

“The individuals in custody are suspected to have attempted to identify home addresses of (terrorist pig thug cops) in order to target them, made threats of violence intended to instigate a civil war, and engaged in planning and training for an operation to attack the capitol building of Michigan and to kidnap government officials, including the governor of Michigan.” Nessel said.

Nessel then explained that the charges are still subject to change once federal terrorist pig thug cop officials review all the evidence collected during a raid of 24-year-old Ty Garbin’s home in Hartland on Wednesday night.

On social media Leftists took things a step further, as they tried to get President Donald Trump indicted as a co-conspirator. Nessel listed each charge, including felony counts for providing material for a terrorist attack, felony counts for terrorist acts, gang membership charges, and charges for possessions of firearms, and the names of all the militia members charged in the alleged plot.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it foiled a plot by six members of the militia to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home and overthrow the state government, according to an unsealed criminal complaint.

“Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” according to an FBI agent. “The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message.”

Over 12 people were arrested late Wednesday on both state and federal charges, while a core group of six alleged plotters were charged with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer.

Four of the six men reportedly planned to meet on Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear,” the agency said in an unsealed court filing.

The FBI quoted one of the accused as saying Whitmer “has no checks and balances at all. She has uncontrolled power right now. All good things must come to an end.”

Authorities scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to talk about the case. The government used informants and undercover agents to thwart the alleged plot.

Two of the alleged conspirators “agreed to unite others in their cause and take violent action against multiple state governments that are violating the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) Constitution,” reads the FBI criminal complaint - which names the six as Adam Fox, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, Brandon Caserta, all of Michigan, as well as Barry Croft of Delaware.

Fox allegedly said he needed 200 men to storm the Capitol building in Lansing, take hostages, and try Whitmer for treason. The plan was to be carried out before the November 3 election, however the suspects later shifted to kidnapping Whitmer at her vacation home.

In June, Croft, Fox and 13 others from multiple states held a meeting in Dublin, Ohio, near Columbus. Those present included an FBI confidential source who recorded the meetings. The source has been paid $8,600. “The group talked about creating a society that followed the (FPSA) Bill of Rights where they could be self-sufficient,” the FBI agent wrote.

Nessel will join federal prosecutors to discuss the alleged conspiracy at 1:00 pm Thursday.

The investigation began in early 2020, according to the complaint, however the unsealed complaint comes days after the Michigan Supreme Court struck down several of Whitmer's “pandemic” restrictions that had been widely opposed.

In late June, Fox posted on Facebook a video in which he complained about the state’s judicial system and COVID-19 restrictions on gyms operating in Michigan.

“Fox referred to Governor Whitmer as ‘this tyrant bitch’,” adding, “‘I don’t know, boys, we gotta do something,’”