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Delay in sentencing for three ringleaders convicted of mischief at Coutts blockade

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Alex Van Herk , Marco Van Huigenbos , and Gerhard ( George) Janzen were all found guilty by a jury of one count each of mischief over $5,000 in April .

The three were charged for their roles in a blockade that tied up cross-border traffic between Canada and the United States at Coutts for two weeks in early 2022 .

The maximum sentence for public mischief is 10 years in prison.

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English

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