Accused of flirting, juror dismissed from Whitmer plot trial

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Judge Thomas Wilson announced Friday that the woman has been removed from the jury, two days after attorneys raised concerns the juror was having too much non-verbal communication with defendant Paul Bellar, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.AP Top 25 Takeaways: Vols, Frogs, Wolverines make statementsMichigan State outlasts Wisconsin in double overtime 34-28Ohio's 5 interceptions throttle Western Michigan, 33-14Northern Illinois runs over Eastern Michigan 39-10William Rollstin, who is prosecuting the case for the Michigan attorney general, raised concerns about the juror before Wilson during a meeting in chambers Wednesday.“The communication has been in the form of eye contact (and) smiling at each other.”Several others in the courtroom, including Wilson and Bellar’s attorney, Andrew Kirkpatrick, also said they had seen interactions between the two since the trial began.Authorities have said disgust over COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Whitmer inspired the defendants to form an alliance with others who were conspiring to kidnap the Democratic governor and trigger a national revolt shortly before the 2020 presidential election.Two other men, Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., were convicted in August of federal crimes in connection with the plot."

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