Feb. 1 aerial view of highway at Coutts. (Photo Courtesy LethbridgeNewsNOW, RCMP)

By Canadian Press

Two charges withdrawn against woman in Coutts border blockade case

Jan 17, 2023 | 10:08 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Two charges have been withdrawn against a woman involved in last year’s blockade at the Canada-United States border crossing at Coutts, Alta.

A prosecutor has withdrawn charges of possession of a weapon and mischief causing property damage against Joanne Person.

Person, who is from Coutts, still faces a charge of dangerous driving in relation to the protest and is to appear in provincial court next month.

Police have said a pickup truck drove through the blockade in February 2022 and was involved in a head-on collision.

Protesters occupied the border crossing for 18 days in opposition of COVID-19 measures.

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Others in the protest were also arrested, including four men who face charges of conspiracy to murder RCMP officers.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 16, 2023.

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