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Alberta RCMP have charged a man with uttering threats on Twitter against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley.

Orion Rutley was arrested Jan. 19 and charged with two counts of uttering threats, RCMP said in a news release Friday. He is set to appear in Leduc provincial court Feb. 8.

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The release did not describe the nature of the alleged threats. Court records showed Rutley is accused of making death threats against both politicians at or near Leduc on or about Jan. 19. A Twitter account bearing the accused’s name was suspended.

According to court records, Rutley received a conditional sentence in 2006 of six months, one year of probation and a 10-year firearms ban upon being convicted of careless use and/or storage of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

An impaired driving charge in December 2010 resulted in a one-year driver’s licence suspension, three months in the interlock program and a $1,000 fine.