bishop in Regina after having the renewal of his temple recommend refused. During this encounter he pulled a knife and stated that he was trained to kill. He was found guilty and received a conditional discharge. Personal life and education Gregson studied addictions counselling at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Career Gregson graduated from RCMP Academy, Depot Division on August 4, 1998. On February 12, 2000, Gregson was cited for bravery for disarming a gunman near Pelly, Saskatchewan. He was suspended in 2006 after a number of run-ins with senior officers. He was ordered to resign from the force in 2008, but appealed. On March 17, 2008, Gregson and his mother visited the Ottawa home of then-RCMP Commissioner William J. S. Elliott where they presented cookies and documents. Afterward, Gregson received a suspension as this violated the previous sanction he had received for visiting his supervisor's Regina home. In 2009, Commissioner Elliott stated that Gregson had recently been suspended without pay and asked to resign from the RCMP or face dismissal. Gregson refused to resign and was in the process of appealing the dismissal. An unnamed veteran RCMP officer remarked of Gregson's case: "When I was in, they didn’t discipline you out; they forced you out by making your life miserable. That remains part of the culture. That’s what they were trying to do." According to the RCMP Act, the force cannot place an emotionally troubled member into treatment, although they can threaten dismissal to persuade the member to receive treatment. The Ottawa Citizen found that Gregson remained on the RCMP payroll during the disciplinary and termination proceedings. Murder of Ottawa Police constable At the end of December 2009, Gregson raped a 10-year old girl four times. In the early morning of December 29, 2009 at approximately 4:30 am, Gregson stabbed and killed Constable Eric Czapnik at the emergency entrance of the Ottawa Civic Hospital. After the incident Gregson was apprehended by civilian bystanders as well as four members of the Ottawa Paramedic Service before being transferred to police custody. He claimed he killed Czapnik as part of a "suicide attempt on his part. He wanted a gun because he couldn't do it with the knife he had." He later said in a police video that "My intent was to die. "So I needed a gun ... police officers have guns ... so I went to a hospital."