New charge laid against Coutts border blockade protester accused of breaching police barrier
One of many protesters arrested following weeks of border blockades on the Coutts, Alta., crossing is dealing with a brand new cost stemming from an incident when a police barrier was breached by vehicles and tractors.
Joanne Particular person, 62, is charged with harmful operation of a motorized vehicle stemming from an incident on Feb.1 when the scenario on the protest turned violent.
On that day, RCMP had arrange a checkpoint about 20 kilometres to the north of Coutts, within the city of Milk River.
As police approached a gaggle of autos, some breached police limitations to hitch the demonstration.
The incident led Mounties to pause enforcement actions.
One in all 13 arrested in reference to blockades
Particular person already faces weapons and mischief fees. She is the one one of many 13 individuals arrested in reference to the blockades who doesn’t have a lawyer.
The 13 individuals every made a quick court docket appearances Tuesday morning. They are going to all be again in court docket on March 28.
Many of the accused face fees of mischief to property over $5,000 and possession of a weapon.
4 additionally face a further cost of conspiracy to homicide for an alleged plot to kill RCMP officers.
The entire males charged with conspiracy to homicide — Chris Carbert, Christopher Lysak, Anthony Olienick and Jerry Morin — stay in custody.
Lysak had a bail listening to earlier this month however a decide refused to launch the accused.
Carbert and Lysak each have ties to a gaggle with white supremacist beliefs.
The on-again, off-again blockade of the busy border crossing by individuals against COVID-19 well being restrictions lasted greater than two weeks.
The arrests adopted an RCMP raid of trailers on Feb. 14, when officers seized weapons, physique armour, a massive amount of ammunition and high-capacity firearm magazines.
