Juror dismissed from Whitmer trial for flirting

A judge has dismissed a young woman from the jury hearing the trial of three men in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after attorneys accused her of flirting with a defendant.

Judge Thomas Wilson announced Friday that the woman has been removed from the jury. That came two days after attorneys raised concerns the juror was having too much non-verbal communication with defendant Paul Bellar. Wilson said the juror took his decision well.

Bellar and two co-defendants are charged in state court with providing material support for a terrorist act.