Antimasker Chris Sky threatened to kill Premier Doug Ford, say court documents

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Notorious antimasker Chris Sky — legally known as Christopher Saccoccia — allegedly threatened to shoot Premier Doug Ford in the head and kill “all the premiers” in Canada, according to court documents.

Saccoccia, 37, also allegedly threatened to kill Robert Carbone — his former friend and leader of the so-called Republican Party of Canada.

On May 12, Saccoccia wanted help getting off the “no-fly list” (it is unclear if he has been placed a federal no-fly list after refusing to wear a mask on a plane) and “during the course of the conversation became irate and made certain threats, one of which was that he would ‘shoot Doug Ford in the head and f—–g kill him’,” said the Crown, according to a synopsis of the allegations read during Saccoccia’s bail hearing last week.

No publication ban was put on the bail hearing.

Saccoccia also said he would kill “all politicians, all premiers as they are f—–g everything up,” the Crown said.

According to court documents, the threats were made over the phone to Carbone.

In the conversation with Carbone, Saccoccia claimed to be an excellent sniper who can shoot people from half a mile away, and no one would know where the bullet came from, the Crown said. Saccoccia also has a “number of restricted firearms registered to him including long guns,” the Crown said.

After the alleged threats were reported to police by Carbone, and Saccoccia was noted to be a registered gun owner, police went to Saccoccia’s home on May 19 wearing bulletproof vests, the Crown said.

Saccoccia was in a car and allegedly drove the car directly at a police officer, forcing the officer to jump out of the way. “He then drove away at a high rate of speed,” the Crown said.

Police called his lawyer and Saccoccia turned himself in the next day. He was released on bail later that day.

He is charged with three counts of uttering death threats, one count of assaulting a peace officer using a motor vehicle and driving dangerously. None of the charges have been proven in court.

Saccoccia, the son of a Vaughan real estate developer, is facing several previous charges related to violating the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, violating a court undertaking and entering grocery stores unmasked.

He was released on a $5,000 bail with the consent of the Crown.

His bail conditions include a ban on possessing any weapons — he must surrender all his guns — and a ban on driving a car.

He is also required to reside with his surety Zeeshan Ahmed in Markham and to obtain written permission from Ahmed in order to spend a night elsewhere.

The case returns to court in July.

Alyshah Hasham is a Toronto-based reporter covering crime and court for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @alysanmati