Man charged after allegedly phoning in threats to Alberta government
Posted Apr 7, 2016 2:25 pm.
Last Updated Apr 7, 2016 2:27 pm.
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A man has been charged after staff say someone phoned the legislature office of Alberta’s environment minister and threatened to shoot everyone over the carbon tax.
Cheryl Sheppard of the Edmonton Police Service says Michael Enright faces one Criminal Code charge of uttering threats.
Enright, who is an oil products salesman from Camrose, says he didn’t make any threats and was simply calling to voice his frustration over the hurt currently being experienced in his industry.
He says it was — quote — “nothing” and he was having a “bad day.”
The call happened a week ago, on March 31st, in the middle of the afternoon.
A staffer in Environment Minister Shannon Phillips’s office told police in a statement that a man called and was angry about the carbon tax.
The staffer told police the man said he was going to get his gun and ammunition and shoot them all.
Enright denies saying that, adding he doesn’t have a gun or ammunition.
Sheppard said Enright was charged later that day with assistance from police in Camrose.
The maximum penalty for uttering threats is five years in prison.
None of the accusations has been proven in court.
Premier Rachel Notley and other members of her cabinet have been the target of threats in recent months.
Some people have posted messages on Facebook and other sites threatening to kill the premier.
There have been no reports of any charges laid as a result.
