Court hears accused in Coutts blockade thought protest could lead to 'war'

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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in. “Mom, I am fine.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in.

Carbert and Anthony Olienick are on trial charged with conspiring to commit murder at the blockade, which tied up traffic for two weeks at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts in 2022 to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates."Mom I won't be home until laws are passed and the government is toppled," he texted her.Carbert wrote:"I don't think you truly understand what this is for and about. If we lose here, I will likely die in war.

Last week, the trial heard about texts that painted a similar picture of rage and determination against any who sought to dismantle the blockade. Carbert and Olienick are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Olienick faces a further charge of possessing a pipe bomb.

 

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