2 of 4 men accused of conspiring to murder RCMP during Coutts protest plead guilty to lesser charges

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People gathered on June 12, 2023 to show support outside the Lethbridge courthouse on the first day of pre-trial for four men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers during the Coutts blockade.

2 of 4 men accused of conspiring to murder RCMP during Coutts protest plead guilty to lesser charges | CBC News LoadedTwo of the four men accused of conspiring to murder RCMP officers during the border blockade and protests at Coutts, Alta., will be released from custody today after pleading guilty to lesser charges.

"He admits that his firearm was loaded with ammunition at the time of police seizure, but denies having loaded and chambered the gun.""He looks forward to rebuilding and moving on with his life with his family," he said. "Moreover, the charge that Mr. Morin pled guilty to does not suggest that Mr. Morin at any time took firearms into Coutts, only that he agreed to," Dunn wrote.

"On or about February 10 or 11, 2022, Mr. Lysak emptied out his ammunition bag to use the bag for laundry and discovered that his Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun was inside the bag," the document reads. At the time the police located the handgun, it was loaded and there was a round in the chamber. Lysak was arrested outside of the main location where the protesters had been gathering and was not with his gun at the time of the search warrant, according to the document.According to the agreed statement of facts, Morin attended the Coutts blockade on a number of occasions between Feb. 9 and 14.

 

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