Robertsdale teenager gets probation for taking gun to school
By BRENDAN KIRBY
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MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Robertsdale teenager to probation for taking a gun to Robertsdale High School.
Senior U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade imposed the three-year probation period and also ordered Dominic James Bibeau, 18, to undergo substance abuse testing and treatment, as well as mental health evaluation and treatment.
Bibeau, who was a Robertsdale High School student at the time of his arrest in March, pleaded guilty in April to possession of a gun in a school zone.
According to court records, a trained police dog alerted to Bibeau’s vehicle in the school parking lot to the possible presence of drugs. He admitted that he had THC and a pistol inside the Ford 150 pickup truck.
Police searched the truck and found a fully loaded semiautomatic Cobra CA-380 gun. It had five rounds of ammunition, according to the defendant’s plea agreement.
Defense attorney James Smith told FOX10 News that the sentence was fair.
“Dominic needs a lot of help, and I think the best way is for the judge put him on a strict leash,” he said.
He added: “The federal prison system, even if it were a work camp, wouldn’t help him.”
Smith said his client was allowed to finish his coursework online and got his diploma in May.
Smith said officers found the gun during a routine sweep of the parking lot. He noted that the gun was in the car.
“That shouldn’t lead anyone to infer that he was toting a gun and was intending to commit any violence against the school,” he said.
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