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Powersports Canada, which sold the Honda CBR600 F4 motorcycle to Cole at the end of March 2016, also identified Cole as the owner of the bike.

Surveillance was conducted on his grandfather’s residence, where Cole lived, and police seized the motorcycle. Cole turned himself in, but once he was in custody, he contacted his grandfather and asked him to dispose of the gun. The grandfather told other family members who called police, and the gun was seized.

Cole was released on bail but violated his release conditions by calling his grandfather.

Cole called the elderly man and told him to “fix things for him or else someone would pay with their life,” said the prosecutor. A personal support worker overheard the call and told family members, who contacted police. Cole has been in jail ever since.

On Monday, Cole pleaded guilty to 10 charges, including two counts of pointing a firearm, possessing an imitation handgun, dangerous driving and criminal harassment.

Cole was given credit for 16 months of pre-sentence custody, bringing the total sentence to about 3 1/2 years. He still has two years left to serve. He was also prohibited from driving for a further two years as part of a probation order.

Defence lawyer Richard Morris said Cole had such a severe cocaine problem that he would inject it, rather than smoke it or snort it.

Morris explained that Cole “went on a tear” as a result of his addiction. The gun he used was a starter pistol, Morris said, but certainly would have appeared real to those he pointed it at.

Ontario Court Justice Matthew Webber said he accepted Cole was in the “throes of a cocaine-induced frenzy” at the time of the offences.

“Perhaps the only silver lining is you got arrested before somebody got hurt,” said Webber. “It was conduct of a man who was completely out of control.”

Webber — himself a motorcycle rider — said he didn’t want Cole riding again anytime soon.

“I don’t want you riding a motorcycle for your own good and everybody else’s,” he said.

The judge ordered Cole to forfeit his motorcycle.