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A jury on Tuesday convicted two men - including one from Delaware - of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a swift victory for prosecutors in a plot that was broken up by the FBI and described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.

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According to the indictment, both Kevin and Hunter Seefried are charged with breaking into the capitol, engaging in disorderly conduct, and unlawfully parading on the federal grounds. The younger Seefried, Hunter, is facing more charges than his father. Kevin Seefried made national headlines for carrying a Confederate flag through the Capitol halls.