Tyson Billings, key organizer of "Freedom Convoy" movement, pleads guilty to counseling to commit mischief.
One of the organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa is about to be released from jail.
Tyson Billings has pleaded guilty to a charge of counselling to commit mischief for his role in the protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the federal government.
Billings was a key figure in the three-week demonstration, which took place in Ottawa this past February.
He was co-accused with Pat King, another prominent protest organizer.
Crown counsel Moiz Karimjee says video footage shows Billings and King encouraging people to access Ottawa's downtown area by thwarting police checkpoints. .
King's trial is expected to go ahead as planned.

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