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The caller said a man, later identified as Patel, had attended a gas station and cannabis dispensary demanding to be let into the dispensary, which was closed at the time. He then threatened to blow up the gas station and began pouring gasoline from one of the pumps onto the ground.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff then allowed Patel into the dispensary, where he took a marijuana cigarette without paying, went outside and smoked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patel was arrested at the scene and spent 89 days in pre-trial custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was sentenced to time served, a conditional discharge and 12 months probation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man landed in jail after showing erratic and dangerous behaviour at an area gas station. 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