Convoy Protester Released After Pleading Guilty to Mischief Charge

Convoy Protester Released After Pleading Guilty to Mischief Charge
Tyson "Freedom George" Billings, a protester in the Freedom Convoy, leaves the Ottawa courthouse after being released on June 15, 2022. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press
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Tyson “Freedom George” Billings was released from the Ottawa courthouse Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge linked to the convoy protest that took place in the city earlier this year.

Billings pleaded guilty to counselling to commit mischief after having spent 116 days in jail. Other charges including intimidation, obstructing police, mischief, and disobeying a court order were withdrawn by the Crown.