Anthony Olienick
Anthony Olienick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 or 1982 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Trucking company owner-operator |
| Known for | Canada convoy protest activities |
Anthony Olienick (born 1981 or 1982), also known as Tony Olienick,[1] is a Canadian truck company owner-operator, accused of plotting to kill police officers during the Canada convoy protest in 2022. His trial is scheduled for July 2023.
Career
Olienick owns and operates a trucking company near Claresholm, Alberta.[2]
Canada convoy protest
According to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Olienick was providing security for the Canada convoy protest that was blocking the Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing, including providing video surveillance of police positions.[3] Police believe that Olienick was plotting to kill police officers.[4] On February 14, 2022, police discovered 36,098 rounds of ammunition, firearms, and two pipe-bombs on Olienick's property.[5] Two Diagolon patches were also discovered during the search of the property[6] in Coutts that included a mobile home and two trailers.[5]
Olienick, along with Chris Carbert, Jerry Morin, and Christopher Lysak, have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.[3] Olienick has also been charged with making or possessing an explosive device.[2] Olienick is being held in Lethbridge Correctional Centre[7] with his trial scheduled for June 2023.[5]
Personal life
Olienick was aged 40 in November 2022.[2]
Prior to his arrest he lived in Claresholm, Alberta.[8]
References
- ^ "Court documents: RCMP say Coutts border protesters were arming themselves for a standoff". CHAT News Today. 7 Sep 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b c Ward, Rachel; Grant, Meghan (30 Nov 2022). "Bosses of Alberta men accused in plot to murder Mounties still under investigation, court docs suggest". CBC.
- ^ a b Tait, Carrie (2022-09-07). "RCMP used undercover operatives, emergency wiretaps to target border blockade in Coutts, Alta.: court docs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Pruden, Jana G. (2022-02-15). "RCMP charge four men with plotting to murder officers in connection with Coutts border protest". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b c Tait, Carrie (2022-11-30). "Pipe bombs, gas masks and firearms found after Coutts arrests". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Grant, Meghan (17 Feb 2022). "Coutts arrests: new details on the men and women charged in border blockade". CBC.
- ^ Shurtz, Delon (16 June 2022). "Lawyer no-shows delay Coutts conspiracy case". medicinehatnews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "The Coutts 13: New details on the men and women arrested at border blockade". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). 17 Feb 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
External links
- Officially open [The Kin Trail], Claresholm Local Press, 15 Jan 2019