A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday for two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta.
Anti-mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts , Alta., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh.LETHBRIDGE, Alta. —
The trial heard statements and text messages from the accused warning that the blockade was a last stand against a tyrannical federal government. Olienick told undercover officers posing as protest volunteers that if the blockade was lost, the next step might be an invasion from United Nations troops or Chinese communists.His lawyer accused one of the undercover female officers of flirting to get information, which the officer denied. The officer testified heart emojis on texts between her and Olienick indicated she liked the messages, not the messenger.
Police found the guns, ammunition and body armour in trailers near the blockade and more guns, ammunition and two pipe bombs at Olienick’s home in Claresholm, Alta.The trial proved a challenge for jurors and reflected the tense, emotional public debate over pandemic rules and freedoms.
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