+34A Calgary man is in custody after allegedly threatening mass murder against police officers during a Sept. 9 livestream, where he referenced the 2005 Mayerthorpe shootings and planned an attack in the Spruce Grove area.
A Calgary man is in custody after allegedly threatening to commit mass murder against police officers during a social media livestream earlier this month. Nicholas Scott Smith, 48, made the comments during a Sept. 9 stream, saying he was taking down as many as he could on his way out.
He said you do not win a war without taking casualties and that he did not want to go to prison. During the stream, Smith asked viewers if they remembered Mayerthorpe and said they could come get some any time they were ready. He said they were coming on the 27th and repeated that Mayerthorpe was coming on the 27th. That event refers to the March 2005 shooting of four RCMP officers near the community of Mayerthorpe.
Mayerthorpe Shooting Reference Sparks Alarm
Constables Anthony Gordon, Lionide Leo Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann were shot and killed by James Roszko on a farm. They were executing a search warrant when they were shot to death inside a Quonset hut by Roszko, who later killed himself. The video Smith posted alerted police in Calgary, who have since charged Smith.
He was arrested at his northeast home on Sept. 17, before his alleged plan was set to play out, and he is currently in custody. None of the allegations have been tested in court. Court documents allege that Smith knowingly uttered, conveyed or caused the public to receive threats to cause death or bodily harm to police officers on or around Sept. 9.
Smith said on the stream that he was not taking Sammy's truck because he did not know if she would get it back. He said that after what he was going to do, her truck would be at the impound and he would be dead. CTV News has learned that Smith allegedly planned to drive to the Edmonton area and commit the offense in the Spruce Grove area.
Criminal History Includes Harassment Charges
Smith told the livestream that he was not going back to prison and that when they tried to send him back for 16 years, they would have to put one right there. Smith does not have a significant criminal history in Alberta. Court records show he has several traffic infractions and two other cases before the courts. One of those cases includes charges for uttering threats and criminal harassment, on which Smith appeared briefly in court Friday via CCTV.
The second case is a failure to appear charge. One criminologist says police are very proactive in learning of these cases. Kelly Sundberg of Mount Royal University said it makes it very easy for the police and the prosecution to do their job. But he said people have to be mindful that what they say and do online has real world consequences.
Sundberg said recent online threats against a Toronto synagogue, the prime minister and now police officers are all cause for concern. He said perpetrators have to be aware that when they utter threats, especially online to thousands of people with a record of it, their actions can be criminal. Sundberg said Smith will need a good lawyer and that the allegations will be very difficult for him to defend against.
Police Union Warns Of Ignored Online Threats
The National Police Federation, the union representing RCMP officers in Canada, says the alleged threats are concerning. NPF Vice President Chris Voller said they do not know if somebody is venting or if this is their version of a manifesto. He pointed to Tumbler Ridge, where there were online indicators that something tragic was about to happen and they were ignored.
Voller says assaults on police officers in Canada are on the rise every year, with just one year in the last ten seeing a decrease. He said 38 police officers are assaulted at work every day. Voller says the allegations against Smith are quite disturbing, noting that four members were murdered in Mayerthorpe. He said that is not a meme, not a punchline and not something that should be used as shorthand for threatening a police officer.
But he said they are aware that there are people who want to do them harm. CTV News reached out to Calgary Police Service on several occasions for an interview or to discuss the case, but police refused comment. Smith remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre and is due back in court Oct. 2.
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