Sydney cop describes ‘shock and fear’ after officer pointed gun at him over threat to spoil Top Gun plot

Former officer says course of his life changed forever after incident which made him lose trust in police force

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A police officer who had a firearm aimed at his head by a colleague for threatening to spoil the latest Top Gun blockbuster says he has completely lost trust in the force.

Sydney’s Downing Centre local court was told that Constable Dominic Gaynor admitted pointing his gun at and threatening to shoot his junior colleague, Morgan Royston, at a Sydney city-centre police station in May last year.