RCMP in Nova Scotia say the man who went on a deadly rampage throughout the province, leaving at least 22 people dead, did not have a criminal record. But court records show 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman pleaded guilty in a 2001 assault.
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RCMP in Nova Scotia say the man who went on a deadly rampage throughout the province this weekend, leaving at least 22 people dead, did not have a criminal record.
But 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman had previously pleaded guilty to a crime.
Nova Scotia court records show that Wortman was charged with assaulting a male victim in Dartmouth on Oct. 29, 2001, when he was 33 years old. Wortman pleaded guilty to the single charge on Oct. 7, 2002.
He received a conditional discharge, meaning that he would be discharged by the court if he completed nine months of probation and paid a $50 victim fine surcharge.
During those nine months, Wortman was ordered to follow several conditions. Those included not having any contact with the victim and not having “any firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, any kind of ammunition or explosive substance, or all such things.”
The probation order also ordered Wortman to “attend for assessment, counselling and programs for anger management,” as directed by his probation officer.
A spokesperson with