Wisconsin man charged in Whitmer kidnap plot case changes plea to guilty

Brian Higgins, 54, changed his plea to guilty Wednesday morning and is expected to cooperate with state prosecutors in their case against four other men who face trial later this year.

Higgins' plea puts pressure on the other defendants to seek deals ahead of their high-profile state terrorism trial scheduled for August that was part of a broader case.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the target of the plot, was not at her Northern Michigan home.