Three Coutts Protestors Found Guilty of Mischief

Marco Van Huigenbos, right, arrives at the courthouse in Lethbridge, April 16, 2024. Van Huigenbos is one of three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts in 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Three men accused of playing key roles in the 2022 Coutts, Alta., protest blockade have been found guilty of mischief.

Jurors found on April 16 that Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk, and Gerhard Janzen were guilty of one count each of mischief over $5,000. The men had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.