Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons

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Olatunbosun
2024-08-12 23:47
Two   guys  convicted of mischief   on the  Coutts, Alta., border blockade are to   examine  their sentences later this month.
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On Aug. 2, a jury   additionally  observed  Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert   responsible  of   owning  a weapon for a   risky  purpose, and Olienick   became  convicted of   owning  a pipe bomb. But they   had been  acquitted of the   greater  critical  price  of conspiring to   homicide  police officers.

In Lethbridge Court of King's Bench on Monday, Crown prosecutor Steven Johnston and defence   legal professional  Katherin Beyak agreed the sentencing   listening to  might  start  Aug. 26.

Four days   had been  set aside. Court heard   the primary    days   might  contain  a   locating  of   records  heard   withinside the  case. After a   sooner or later  break, it resumes Aug. 29.

"It's our   expertise  that the sentencing submissions are   sooner or later  and the   selection  on sentence   the subsequent  day," Johnston said.

Two   different  protesters   have been  charged with conspiracy to   dedicate  homicide  at Coutts in early 2022. In February, Christopher Lysak and Jerry Morin pleaded   responsible  to lesser charges.

Lysak   became  sentenced   to 3  years for   ownership  of a   constrained  firearm in an unauthorized place, and Morin   became  sentenced   to a few  1/2  years for conspiracy to   visitors  firearms.

Both sentences amounted to the time the   guys  had already served in pretrial custody.

RCMP   observed  the guns, ammunition and   frame  armour in trailers   close to  the blockade at   the important thing  Canada-U. S. border crossing and   greater  guns, ammunition and     pipe bombs at Olienick's   domestic  in Claresholm, Alta.

The blockade   became  one in all  numerous  held   throughout  the   u . s .  to protest COVID-19   regulations  and vaccine mandates.

The trial heard statements and   textual content  messages from the   guys  caution  that the blockade   became  additionally  a   remaining  stand   towards  a tyrannical federal government.

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