Daniel Mook, a student at Niagara College, was given a conditional discharge at his trial on Oct. 8 after being accused of bringing a handgun to school last fall. A lockdown ensued when Mook was spotted with a gun sticking out of his pants, but it turned out to be a false alarm when Niagara Regional Police discovered that the weapon was in fact an unloaded pellet-gun that Mook intended to sell in order to fix his car.
Mook was drunk during the event and unaware of the ruckus he had caused. Crown attorney Pat Vaddachinohe said, “He was also unaware as to what had happened to land him in jail.” While Mook did not intend to harm anyone, he did admit to a drinking problem. Judge Terry Vyse discharged Mook under the condition that he report to a probation officer and not consume alcohol for six months. The Judge has also restricted Mook from owning a weapon for five years.
Meanwhile, Mook has lost a year of school because he was under house arrest, putting his dream of becoming a police officer on hold. Mook had no criminal record prior to this incident.
