A Sydney cop pointed his gun at a colleague and threatened to shoot him inside a busy police station - because he threatened to ruin the ending of Top Gun 2: Maverick.
Constable Dominic Gaynor appeared in Sydney Downing Centre Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to carrying a firearm in a manner likely to endanger the safety of another person.
His victim, Morgan Royston, told the court he was so traumatised by the incident that he had given up on his dream of working as a police officer and was now a car salesman.
The court documents reveal he was working at Day St Police Station on the evening of May 29 when two other police officers started a conversation about the film Top Gun 2: Maverick.
Probationary constable Royston, who had seen the film the previous night, told Gaynor he would ruin the ending for him.
“Don’t spoil the movie, c***,” Gaynor replied while laughing.
“I’ll shoot you.”
A third officer intervened and chastised him: “Gaynor, don’t say t...
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