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An accused erratic motorcyclist who police say pointed an imitation handgun at other motorists when he wasn’t giving them the middle finger for driving too slow has been ordered to stay out of Ottawa.

As part of his conditions for release on bail, James Cole, 25, can only enter the city limits for court or medical or counselling appointments, and even then he must be accompanied by one of his parents, who have agreed to act as his court-appointed sureties.

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Cole must live with them in Almonte, where he was ordered to remain in the residence on what amounts to house arrest.

The condition was one of more than a dozen a justice of the peace ordered for Cole before releasing him from jail last week following his arrest on June 17. Cole was accused of being the rider of a red Honda motorcycle who allegedly had pointed a gun at other motorists who didn’t give him enough passing room.

He was released on a $15,000 bond and ordered not to drive or possess any real or imitation weapons. Cole was ordered to seek treatment for substance abuse, and not to consume any unlawful drugs.