A conspirator accused of threatening TVA and Radio-Canada journalists refused to drive from his Ontario home to the courthouse, so a judge issued a warrant to force him there.
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“He lives in Wasaga Beach [au nord de Toronto]it’s a seven-hour drive, he said it’s difficult to get to [au tribunal]’ Defense attorney Chanele Lecompte told me this Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse.
It is said Daniel Turgeon, 51, had an order on his online threats file to be present in court. In December 2020, he posted a video on YouTube attacking the media and claiming he intended to commit murder.
“I would go back there with my finger on the trigger of the submachine gun and it wouldn’t take off until there was nobody left,” said the one who also attacked 5G telephony, in the so-called “deep state.” ” and against vaccines to protect against COVID-19.
He then appeared to be speaking directly to TVA and Radio-Canada journalists, saying, “You’re lucky, I’m not a soldier.”
Denounced by netizens, Turgeon then tried to defend his statements.
“It’s not a threat, I didn’t say I would do it,” Turgeon replied shortly after, giggling and pointing his middle finger at the camera.
However, the police disagreed as Turgeon was later arrested and charged.
However, had a judge ordered him to be present in court on Tuesday, the prospect of driving did not seem to excite the defendant.
“Arrest warrant failure,” Judge Jean-Jacques Gagné said in court this morning.
This means that the accused has an arrest warrant and could be arrested by the police once located to appear in court.
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