Calgary skyscraper targeted by man who pleads guilty to explosives offences
(CBC)
A Calgary man who once worked in military intelligence has pleaded guilty to firearms and explosives charges, after police found evidence suggesting he was planning an attack on a downtown Calgary skyscraper that houses a Veteran Affairs Canada office.
The 45-year-old man, who can only be referred to as GG under a court-ordered publication ban, had undergone a preliminary psychiatric exam and was fit to stand trial, but pleaded guilty Thursday in a Calgary courtroom to three of seven charges.* * * * *
Crown prosecutor Doug Simpson told CBC News that a terrorism charge was considered but never laid.
GG was arrested last January after he was found with weapons, explosives and detailed building plans, apparently targeting the Veterans Affairs office on the seventh floor of the Bantrel Tower, at 700 Sixth Avenue S.W.* * * * *
RCMP were called by GG's wife, whose name also can't be released under the publication ban, on Jan. 8, 2014, at 5:47 p.m. after she suspected that her husband was possibly suicidal.
She told police that GG was a former member of the military and that he had taken a rifle with him when he left their home.
After a search of several hours, police found GG on his parents' acreage near Springbank just west of Calgary. He was sleeping in a utility trailer and dressed in camouflage pants. Police found a duffle bag beside him that contained a loaded .40-calibre HK semi-automatic handgun.
GG told officers he intended to commit suicide. He was arrested under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital for treatment.
(CBC)
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