Trial to Begin for Men Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Murder at Coutts Blockade

Published on June 6, 2024

A jury is to start hearing evidence on June 6 in the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns and ammunition in trailers in the tiny border community in February 2022. The two accused, who have been in custody since they were arrested, are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. They are to officially enter pleas before the Crown gives an opening statement. Crown prosecutors have said they plan to call 23 witnesses, most of them RCMP....

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