Top Gun Maverick: a police officer is threatened by a colleague because of a spoiler on the Tom Cruise movie!

No one likes to be spoiled. And especially not Australian police officer Dominic Gaynor. The latter, working in Sydney, directly threatened a colleague with his service weapon, who wanted to spoil the movie Top Gun: Maverick for him.

The 30-year-old appeared in court at the Downing Center in Sydney on November 9. After being charged, he pleaded guilty “Carrying a firearm in a manner that endangers the safety of another person” According to Australian media Perthnow.

According to Court documentsDominic Gaynor talks to his colleague Morgan Royston at the counter of a police station in Sydney’s business district on May 28, 2023. The latter, 26 years old, explained that he saw the film the previous evening, May 27. would announce “I’m going to spoil it for you.”. Dominic Gaynor then chuckled under the watchful eye of his colleague as he left the room before replying. “Don’t ruin the movie for me, you fool.” would say

before telling a colleague that he was going to shoot him by pulling out his service weapon. “He pointed the firearm at the appellant and held him in that position for five seconds. The defendant’s finger was on the slide of the gun, not on the saw. The defendant was laughing the entire time. “Incident” the court document said.

The appellant leaves the police force and becomes a car salesman

Morgan Royston obviously did not laugh with his colleague… and he claims that the incident caused him an injury, he left the police and now he is a car salesman. “I’ve completely lost the trust I had and my previous admiration for the NSW Police. When I see a police officer now, I feel obliged to look at them and make sure they don’t have a gun in their hand.” he told the audience.

After pleading guilty, Dominic Gaynor was charged by the court “Community Corrections Order” for two years; An Australian legal measure that may include, for example, travel restrictions, curfews or judicial review. Also 100 hours of community service. In addition to being suspended by the police, without pay. A (bad) joke is expensive…