Corey Hurren was originally charged with 21 weapons charges and for threatening the prime minister, but in February he pleaded guilty to seven gun charges and a mischief charge for damaging the Rideau Hall gate. Photo by GrindHouse Fine Foods /Facebook
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A Canadian soldier who crashed his truck through security gates around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s home and prowled the grounds with three loaded guns was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday.
“Corey Hurren committed a politically motivated armed assault intended to intimidate Canada’s elected government,” Judge Robert Wadden of the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa said in his sentencing verdict.
Posted: Jan 09, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 9
Images from the Facebook page of Corey Hurren. He faces 22 criminal charges related to the four loaded firearms police say he had in his possession July 2 when he allegedly drove a truck onto the grounds of Rideau Hall and set out on foot toward the prime minister s home at Rideau Cottage. (GrindHouse Fine Foods/Facebook)