Kevin J. Johnston Arrested While Attempting to Cross the US-Canada Border on Foot | The Canadian News

Kevin J. Johnston, a far-right social media personality, was arrested at the U.S.-Canada border early Tuesday morning after failing to show up at the Calgary Remand Center to serve a court-ordered sentence.

According to information from the Calgary Police Service (CPS), the United States Border Patrol arrested Johnston, who had attempted to cross on foot from Saskatchewan to Montana.

Johnston is being held in Plentywood, Mont. – immediately south of Regina, SK – before authorities return him to Calgary.

Prior to his arrest by US authorities, arrest warrants were issued for Johnston after CPS members were unable to locate him.

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Johnston had not appeared in person on his online broadcasts since December 20, 2021. During the pandemic, Johnston has openly opposed public health orders related to the pandemic and has been arrested for organizing gatherings that violated those orders.

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In a statement, Calgary police said Johnston failed to appear at the Calgary Remand Center “as part of his intermittent sentence following a conviction for violating multiple court orders for failing to comply with public health measures.”


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This month, Johnston was due to finish serving a sentence in contempt of court from an Alberta judge and begin serving an 18-month sentence after Ontario Superior Court Judge Frederick Myers found Johnston in contempt of court. in October 2021, in connection with a case of hate speech in 2019..

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Until 2021, Johnston unsuccessfully ran for mayor in the Calgary municipal elections. In both 2014 and 2018, Johnston also ran for mayor in Mississauga, Ontario.

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