2 Windsor, Ont., residents charged with being 'leaders' in Ambassador Bridge blockade, police say

Police in Windsor, Ont., have charged two people alleged to have been organizers oftheconvoy blockadeat the Ambassador Bridge international border crossing more than five months ago.

"During the course of the protest, the Windsor Police Servicealong with partnering policing agenciesworked together to identify participants andthe organizers/leaders involved," a WPS release Thursday says.

Nycole Dicredico, 42, and William Laframboise, 41, of Windsor are both charged with mischief. They are scheduled to appear in court in Windsor on Aug. 25.

The police service said that on Feb. 9, two vehicles entered the intersection at Huron Church Road and Tecumseh Road Westnear the Windsor-Detroit bridge, blocking northbound traffic.

"This ultimately blocked traffic attempting to cross an international border," police said in the release.

Police say the two who werecharged were the drivers of the two vehiclesand were "leaders/organizers" of the protests.

Access to the Ambassador Bridge was blocked the evening of Feb. 7 by truck driversand others protesting COVID-19 public healthmandates.

A court injunction preventing anyone from blocking access to the bridge was granted on Feb. 11. The blockade was cleared by police on Feb. 13.