Wiebo Ludwig was released from RCMP custody Saturday morning, just a day after being arrested purportedly in connection with a series of pipeline bombings targeting energy firm EnCana in B.C.
Ludwig walked out of the RCMP detachment in Grand Prairie, Alta. early Saturday morning.
Ludwig's lawyer, Paul Moreau, had said Friday that his client would be charged with extortion in the case, which involves a series of six pipeline bombings in Dawson Creek, B.C. in 2008.
Moreau said Saturday that no charges against Ludwig are pending and RCMP officials have yet to give a reason for his client's release.
On Friday, between 30 and 40 officers descended on Ludwig's farm outside of Hythe, Alta., which is about 25 kilometres east of the British Columbia border.
RCMP Supt. Lloyd Plante said he could not comment on what officers were looking for or what information led them to Ludwig's farm.
In a statement issued Friday, Plante said "we have followed a trail of evidence that ultimately led to the execution of the search warrant."
He also called Ludwig's arrest a "significant development in the 15 month-long investigation into the bombings."
In each incident, the bomber targeted the Calgary-based energy firm EnCana. At one point, someone claiming to be the bomber wrote a letter demanding that the company halt operations in the area.
In July, a second letter addressed to a local newspaper said that things "could get a lot worse" if EnCana refused to stop operating in the area.
The company had offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the conviction of anyone involved with the bombings.
Ludwig was convicted in connection with two Alberta gas-well bombings that took place in 1998, and served 28 months in prison.
