After an investigation — that resulted in the seizure of a cache of weapons —into a small group that joined the Coutts border protest, RCMP laid charges against 13 Alberta men and women..Chris Carbert, 44, Chris Lysak, 48, both of Lethbridge, Anthony Olienick, 39, of Claresholm and Jerry Morin, 40 are facing conspiracy to commit murder charges, along with possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes and mischief over $5,000. Chris Lysak was also charged with uttering threats..Ursula Allred, 22, of Magrath, Luke Berk, 62, of Red Deer, Evan Colenutt, 23, Justin Martin, 22, Stewart Eastin Oler, 22, and Janx Zaremba, 18, all from of Raymond, Johnson Chickow Law, 39, of Calgary, Joanne Person, 62, of Coutts, and Jaclyne Martin, 39, of an undisclosed Alberta location, have all been charged with possession of a weapon and mischief to property over $5,000..Seven of the suspects were released on bail on the condition they not have contact with each other and remain 200-metres from any protest. They will be back in court March 15..Charbert, Lysak, Olienick and Morin are waiting to have a bail hearing, which is expected Friday. .RCMP released a statement Monday morning saying it’d been made aware of a small group within the larger Coutts protest group in possession of firearms and a large amount of ammunition..RCMP executed a search warrant during the early hours of Monday morning and seized 13 long guns, handguns, multiple sets of body armour, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity magazines.. rcmp_seizure_couttsWeapons seized by RCMP near Coutts border protest .In addition to the seizure, 11 individuals were arrested. Another two individuals were arrested on Monday afternoon and two additional weapons were seized..Due to the discovery of weapons near the Coutts border protest, original organizers — who have denied any association with those arrested — decided to bring the blockade to an end and began rolling out of the Coutts and Milk River area Tuesday morning..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
