Canada

Former Alberta UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt faces criminal charges, accused of threatening a group of teenagers, CBC News has learned.

Fildebrandt, 38, who is now the publisher of the Western Standard news website, faces four charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, according to court documents.

According to police, just before 9 p.m. on April 13, 2024, four teens ages 13 and 14 were walking to a nearby convenience store.

They stopped outside Fildebrandt's southwest Calgary home to wait for a friend.

Fildebrandt then approached the teens.

"He believed they were responsible for vandalizing his property," according to a statement from the Calgary Police Service.

"When confronted, the boys fled and the man allegedly chased them in his vehicle and threatened them."

A neighbour intervened and Fildebrandt returned to his home, police said.