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'Freedom Convoy' Organizer Pat King Guilty of Intimidation, Appeal Court Rules
The appeal court said King helped lead a coordinated effort to pressure Ottawa residents, and it ordered a new sentence after adding an intimidation conviction.
- On Friday, the Court of Appeal overturned Pat King's acquittal on intimidation, entered a conviction on that charge, and ordered a new sentencing hearing later this year at Ontario Superior Court.
- Crown prosecutors appealed after a trial judge convicted King on five charges but acquitted him of intimidation, arguing his February 2025 sentence of three months house arrest was too lenient against their 10-year prison request.
- Judges said there was "overwhelming evidence" King intended to gridlock downtown Ottawa streets and cause distress through continual horn honking before protesters arrived, concluding he played a central role in what the court described as a co-ordinated, targeted attack on residents aimed at forcing the Government of Canada to abandon COVID-19 policies.
- At fresh sentencing submissions later this year, King will face a new sentence reflecting both original convictions and the added intimidation conviction; reading Friday's decision to about 27,000 viewers, a tearful King said he would serve time behind bars with his head held high.
- The ruling carries implications for other Freedom Convoy cases, as co-defendants Tamara Lich and Chris Barber await their own Ontario Court of Appeal decisions, while King receives credit for 161 days already served in pretrial custody.
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The Ontario Court of Appeal found Pat King, one of the organizers of the "Freedom Convoy", guilty of intimidation and ordered a new sentencing hearing.
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Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation, Appeal Court rules
OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is guilty of intimidation and has ordered a new sentencing hearing. King was charged with a number of offences for his leading role in the February 2022 demonstrati...
One of the leaders of the truckers' convoy, Pat King, will have to face a new trial for his alleged role during the truckers' convoy in 2022.
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CP Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation, Appeal Court rules
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left17Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution68% Left
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