Accused Michigan militiaman charged in Whitmer kidnap plot, defends backpack contents

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Accused Michigan militiaman charged in Whitmer kidnap plot, defends backpack contents
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Authorities claim what was discovered in Eric Molitor's possession is considered the anatomy of a kidnapper's backpack.

Authorities claim what was discovered in Eric Molitor's possession is considered the anatomy of a kidnapper's backpack; tools intended to carry out Whitmer's abduction and executioOne of the Michigan militiamen accused of engineering a scheme to take down Governor Gretchen Whitmer was back on the stand Friday defending the contents found inside his backpack.

Molitor faces charges linked to terrorism in the alleged plot to blow up bridges and cut off access to Whitmer's lakeside home in August of 2020. Testifying in his own defense in northern Michigan, Molitor explained what the alleged criminal tools were in his backpack. Molitor and other militiamen undertook extensive live fire training at a remote camp in Wisconsin, and conducted surveillance of the governor's vacation getaway according to authorities.

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