LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the 2022 Coutts border blockade characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in.

“Mom, I am fine. If they start the violence, I am just telling you there will be war and casualties of war,” read one of the text messages relayed in court Tuesday from Chris Carbert’s phone.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the 2022 Coutts border blockade characterized the protest as a last stand and told his …{ai:summary}<p>A man involved in the 2022 Coutts border blockade warns of war if police intervene, describing the protest as a last stand. Chris Carbert's text messages to his mother express readiness for violence. #crime</p>

Court hears accused in Coutts blockade thought protest could lead to war

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