Alberta’s Top Court Upholds Convictions for Men Arrested on Weapons, Mischief Charges During Coutts Blockade

A jury convicted the men in August 2024 but acquitted them of conspiring to murder police officers.

Alberta’s Top Court Upholds Convictions for Men Arrested on Weapons, Mischief Charges During Coutts Blockade

TL;DR

  • Alberta Court of Appeal upheld convictions for two men in the 2022 Coutts border blockade.
  • Convictions include mischief and weapons offences.
  • Appeals against possessing weapons for a dangerous purpose and unlawfully possessing an explosive were dismissed.
  • Mischief conviction for highway obstruction was not appealed.
  • The men were acquitted of conspiring to murder police officers.