The federal parole board says an Alberta man who took nine hostages in an Edmonton office building in 2009 is still a risk to society and should live in a halfway house when released.
Forty-five-year-old Patrick Clayton is scheduled for mandatory release on June 12, but the parole board indicates in its latest decision that the man still has a potential for violence.
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Clayton was granted day parole last November after serving about four years of his sentence for storming a Workers’ Compensation Board office with a loaded rifle and holding hostages in a room for about 10 hours.
The decision says Clayton has used drugs while on parole and there is a connection between substance use and his earlier violent offences.
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The board concluded the oversight Clayton has received so far is not sufficient, and that he would benefit from better access to supports where his day-to-day behaviours are watched.
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Clayton must also abide by conditions including not consuming alcohol or drugs, following his treatment plan, reporting intimate relationships with women and not associating with people who misuse substances.
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