A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. The trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the 2022 blockade at Coutts, Alta., resumes today. (Photo: Canadian Press)
Trial resumes for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts blockade
Jun 17, 2024 | 8:47 AM
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LETHBRIDGE, AB – The trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the 2022 blockade at Coutts, Alta., resumes today.
Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert are on trial in Court of King’s Bench on charges surrounding the blockade, which snarled traffic at the Canada-U.S. border for two weeks to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.
Olienick and Carbert were arrested after Mounties found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition in trailers in the area.
The two are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
