Former Lethbridge radio personality granted absolute discharge

A former Lethbridge radio announcer has been granted an absolute discharge after pleading guilty in May to a single charge of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.

Gillian MacLeod was granted the discharge in a Lethbridge courtroom on Friday and she will not have a criminal record.

The Crown recommended a fine and probation, and told the court that MacLeod had received a taser from a friend.

The law says a taser is a prohibited weapon that can only legally be possessed and used by law enforcement personnel.

However, a Calgary lawyer asked the judge for an absolute discharge, and said MacLeod accepted the taser as a last resort as she was being stalked by an unknown man and feared for her safety.