By Canadian Press

‘Freedom Convoy’ figure Pat King set for sentencing in Ottawa courthouse

Jan 16, 2025 | 6:27 AM

OTTAWA — The sentencing hearing for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is scheduled to begin today.

In November, a Superior Court judge in Ottawa found King guilty on five counts, including mischief and disobeying a court order.

He was found not guilty on three counts of intimidation and one of obstructing police.

King could be facing as much as a decade in prison, with the Crown pushing for significant time behind bars.

But his defence wants the sentence limited to time served and probation.

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King was one of the most prominent figures from the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa that gridlocked the city’s downtown core for a month.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 16, 2025.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press