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Showing Original Post only (View all)Whitmer kidnap suspect wants out of jail. He's diabetic, and fears COVID-19 [View all]
After three weeks in jail, one of the suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the judge to reconsider her decision to keep him locked up: He's worried about getting the COVID-19 virus.
Kaleb Franks of Waterford, a recovering heroin addict who says he has turned his life around after doing time for cocaine and home invasion, has diabetes and high cholesterol, takes insulin daily and fears contracting COVID-19 in jail, his lawyer argued in court documents filed this week.
The filing shed more light on the life of the 26-year-old defendant known as 'Red Hot,' who maintains that he can be trusted not to flee and that he is not a threat to society, despite the judge concluding on Oct. 13 that "he remains a danger to the community."
According to testimony and court records, Franks was part of the surveillance operation outside Whitmer's cottage and was one of five suspects who drove to a meeting hoping to buy explosives and tactical gear, only to get arrested in what turned out to be a setup by the FBI.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/30/suspect-whitmer-kidnap-plot-jail-kaleb-franks/6085247002/
Kaleb Franks of Waterford, a recovering heroin addict who says he has turned his life around after doing time for cocaine and home invasion, has diabetes and high cholesterol, takes insulin daily and fears contracting COVID-19 in jail, his lawyer argued in court documents filed this week.
The filing shed more light on the life of the 26-year-old defendant known as 'Red Hot,' who maintains that he can be trusted not to flee and that he is not a threat to society, despite the judge concluding on Oct. 13 that "he remains a danger to the community."
According to testimony and court records, Franks was part of the surveillance operation outside Whitmer's cottage and was one of five suspects who drove to a meeting hoping to buy explosives and tactical gear, only to get arrested in what turned out to be a setup by the FBI.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/30/suspect-whitmer-kidnap-plot-jail-kaleb-franks/6085247002/
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Whitmer kidnap suspect wants out of jail. He's diabetic, and fears COVID-19 [View all]
demmiblue
Nov 2020
OP
Yep. Covid is a hoax and is an excuse for the government to snatch our freedumbs from us
catbyte
Nov 2020
#76
" "turned your life around........" Yup, to the dark side of the force there storm trooper... nt
mitch96
Nov 2020
#22
So he "turned his life around" and decided he would kidnap and possibly murder the
secondwind
Nov 2020
#20
Aren't these the same assholes that were screaming in the Police's faces in the Capitol? Fuck 'em.
dem4decades
Nov 2020
#41
So he's not one of those "out of my cold dead hands" kind of extremists. What's he got to fear, ...
marble falls
Nov 2020
#44
Tough luck. Ahoulda thought of that before u plotted to commit a crime, knucklehead
onetexan
Nov 2020
#60
I'll bet you are scared, but you should have thought ahead. We've had COVID longer than your plans
Frustratedlady
Nov 2020
#68
As my mother would say: You should of thought of that BEFORE you did what you did.
appleannie1
Nov 2020
#69
Poor babies don't like the accommodations at the "gray bar hotel"?
FailureToCommunicate
Nov 2020
#72
Ugh! Terrorists that are trying to overthrown our government...& they want special treatment?
Illumination
Nov 2020
#83
What is he afraid of? Under the Trump administration rules, even if he gets Covid and
Baitball Blogger
Nov 2020
#82
Leave him in jail. He needs to learn that their are consequences for his actions. nt
iluvtennis
Nov 2020
#95
"it's unfair to put me in such dangerous conditions! I was only planning to kidnap
struggle4progress
Nov 2020
#103