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Prosecutor withdraws from Whitmer kidnapping case

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Posted at 6:54 PM, Apr 19, 2022
and last updated 2022-04-19 22:00:10-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A prosecutor has dropped out of the case in the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Court documents released Tuesday say U.S. Attorney Johnathan Roth has stepped down. He was the co-lead prosecutor in the case alongside Nils Kessler.

Roth worked for Governor Whitmer when she was a prosecutor in Ingham County.

READ MORE: Charges will be refiled after trial for 2 kidnapping plot suspects ended with mistrials

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Governor Kidnapping Plot Trial Daily Recap

The Retrial, Day 1: Jury Selection The Retrial, Day 2: Opening Statements The Retrial, Day 3: Witness testimony continues The Retrial, Day 4: Undercover FBI Testimony The Retrial, Day 5: 'Big Dan' Chappel testifies The Retrial, Day 6: 'Big Dan' Chappel cross-examined The Retrial, Day 7: Ty Garbin & Kaleb Franks Testify The Retrial, Day 8: Undercover Agent 'Red' Testifies The Retrial, Day 8: Brandon Caserta Speaks The Retrial, Day 9: Defense Rests The Retrial, Day 10: Closing Arguments The Retrial, Day 11: Verdicts Reached Day 1, Trial 1: Jury selection Day 2: Opening statements Day 3: Witness testimony Day 4: Witness testimony Day 5: Key FBI informant testifies Day 6: 'Big Dan' cross-examined Day 7: Defense continues cross-examination Day 8: Ty Garbin testifies Day 9: Ty Garbin cross-examined Day 10: Kaleb Franks cross-examined Day 11: Red testifies Day 12: Testimony continues Day 13: Prosecution rests Day 14: Daniel Harris testifies Day 15: Closing arguments Day 16: Jury deliberation Day 17: Jury deliberation continues Day 18: Deliberations continue Day 19: 4th day of deliberations Day 20: Jury reaches verdict