A southern Alberta man charged with assaulting a police officer at a checkstop connected to the Coutts, Alta. border blockade was found guilty Thursday night after jurors deliberated for six hours.
James Sowery accelerated his hydrovac truck toward Const. Cory Kornicki, who had been conducting traffic stops along Highway 4, near Milk River — a town about 20 kilometres north of Coutts — on Feb. 14, 2022.
Sowery was convicted on both charges — assault with a weapon and dangerous driving. A sentencing hearing will take place at a later date.
The Coutts border blockade, which took place over two weeks last year, drew crowds protesting governments’ pandemic-related restrictions and
