LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Nearly two months after their arrest, the Michigan Department of Attorney General says court hearings are proceeding in cases against members and associates of the Wolverine Watchmen. They face felony charges following the discovery of an alleged domestic terrorism plot that included storming the Capitol building and kidnapping elected officials.
A bond hearing for William Null of Shelbyville and Michael Null of Plainville was held Wednesday in Antrim County District Court. Judge Michael Stepka reduced bond for each defendant to $250,000, 10 percent surety. They were expected to make bond Thursday and be released from custody.
Both defendants are each charged with one count of providing material support for terrorist acts, which is a 20-year felony and/or $20,000 fine. They are also charged with carrying or possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony.
A probable cause conference in Jackson County District Court for another defendant, Peter Musico of Munith, is scheduled for Friday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m.
Other Jackson County defendants, Joseph Morrison of Munith and Paul Bellar of Milford, have a probable cause conference scheduled for December 18.
Extradition efforts continue for Brian Higgins of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. He is being extradited to Michigan from Columbia County, Wisconsin.
An extradition hearing is scheduled in Wisconsin December 15. Once he is returned to Michigan, he will be arraigned in Antrim County District Court on a 20-year felony charge of material supportof an act of terrorism.
The Attorney General’s office has charged eight men connected to the alleged domestic terrorism plot. Additional men are facing federal charges.
More than 200 state and federal law enforcement officials were involved in the operation in early October. A series of search warrants and arrest warrants were executed in more than a dozen cities around the state, including Belleville, Cadillac, Canton, Charlotte, Clarkston, Grand Rapids, Luther, Munith, Orion Township, Ovid, Portage, Shelby Township, and Waterford.
