
Two Alberta men get 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts protest
LETHBRIDGE, AB – A judge has sentenced two Alberta men to six-and-a-half years in prison for their roles in the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.
Anthony Olienick showed no emotion while Chris Carbert appeared glum and folded his arms, as the sentence was read out in Court of King’s Bench in Lethbridge.
Neither are to serve their full sentences, as Justice David Labrenz gave them nearly four years credit for time they have already spent in custody.
Both were convicted of mischief and possession of a firearm dangerous to the public peace, while Olienick was also found guilty of possession of a pipe bomb.