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.
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.