Suspect in Whitmer kidnap plot seeks release from jail because of COVID-19 fears
DETROIT — After three weeks in jail, one of the suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the judge to reconsider her decision to keep him locked up: He’s worried about getting COVID-19.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...