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Chapter 1: What led Dalton into a life of crime?
She's like, hey, I'm about to bring this guy back from the bar, right? He has a big wad of money on him and a big chain. Make sure that you're hitting when he comes, like, don't come out, right? Born in Brantford, Ontario, which is like, it's not too big of a town, but it's always kind of been not that good of a town, you know what I mean?
Chapter 2: How did Dalton's childhood influence his choices?
Um, it's always been like drugs and crime, like my whole life. That's really all it is. Um, Toronto was like maybe an hour from us. So we get a lot of, a lot of this stuff from Toronto, like guys will come to, from Toronto to sit in trap houses here. And, and there's a place called Hamilton, which is like a bigger city, which is also bad. You know what I mean? And it's all like kind of right here.
So we kind of get like all the flow of that here, you know, guys come from out of town to do their dirt here really. Um, So like I had like a normal childhood for the first like eight to 10 years. And then my dad was always, I always looked up to my dad, right? Cause I didn't really see him. He wasn't around a lot. We went there once a week for dinner, you know, to my grandparents' house.
And my dad was always an alcoholic and we didn't know at the time, I found out when I was older, but he was always smoking rock and doing powder and stuff, right? But we didn't know that. So he was always in and out of jail. like constantly, but it would be like eight to 16 month bids. You know what I mean?
But it's, it was almost like we would get, we would go like two weeks to my grandparents and then he'd be gone for like a year. And then we'd see him for like two or three weeks and he'd be gone for eight months. You know, that was like the whole, my whole life really. And then, um, I guess it just started to make me like bad.
Like I wanted to be like my dad, which sounds like now to me, that's super crazy. But when I was younger, like I remember being at my dad's girlfriends, he was in jail and they were together for a long time. I never called her my step-mom, but like we would go for sleepovers there and stuff.
And I remember getting in trouble one time when I was like 10, because I said to her son, I'm like, so I'm like, I can't wait to go to jail like my dad. Like I remember saying that and her like,
really yelling at me right like she's like your dad calls me every day like telling me that he wants to be home type thing right and I just it never clicked as a kid though I always just thought that jail was cool I was obsessed with jail movies and and just jail and then Um, when I was 12, I actually, I caught my first assault charge and it was on accident too, like 100% accident.
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Chapter 3: What was Dalton's first encounter with the law?
So I was at school and there was this girl I liked, which makes it even more fucked up. So you know how, when you're a kid, you like, you'll put your foot on the back of somebody's knee and press it and like make them fall. You know what I mean? Well, I didn't know that this girl had reconstructive surgery on her knee at 12. Right.
so i did that to her and i rebroke her whole knee just just by doing that and i liked her you know like i was trying to like flirt with her i guess we were like 12. so i'm like i start panicking me me and a couple other kids pick her up and we bring her to the principal's office and and i'm like telling her how sorry i am and she's like screaming crying because it's the knee you know what i mean and uh her mom wanted to press charges so so i got charged with assault and uh
they brought me to the holding cells, whatever for like eight hours. I remember being in the holding cells and like crying, looking at the camera, crying, like, I'm sorry, you know? And my mom came and picked me up like eight hours later. And, and I got in trouble obviously. And I explained to my mom, like it was an accident. Like I really did not mean to do that.
And so, so my mom was like kind of lenient on me. And then three months later, I'm back at school and I'll never forget this kid. His name was Spencer Norris. And, and, We're 12, right? And me and a couple of guys, we built this big, crazy snow fort, right? And this kid started breaking it. So I started punching him in the head. And the teachers came and grabbed us, brought us to the office.
And his mom pressed charges. Mind you, this is like three months after I just got charged at the same school for breaking a girl's knee. And they don't care about my story, right? They just look at what happened. So I ended up going to open custody for like, I think it was like four months. And then I got into a fight there. So they sent me to secure custody in Hamilton. It was called Arrow.
What's open custody? What does that mean?
So open custody was... Um, you, it's basically like a group home pretty much. Um, they take you on outings. You can go to the movies, like you gotta be good. And then you can like build up, like your worker could take you to the mall type things like that. And it's like a house, a big house with rooms in it. Right. And, uh, but you gotta live there. You gotta stay there. You can't just freely.
Well, the door's always unlocked. Like tons of guys would just run. Right. But it's up the street from the police station. Like you're getting caught the same day or, you know, a week later, if that close custody. And then, yeah, you go to closed custody, which is more like guys want to fight there. And it's more like there's more violence.
Your kids and the kids that go to secure custody are too bad to be in open custody. So, you know, it's more like they got something to prove, I guess, you know. So when I went there, the funny thing is they had a four-star chef there. Because you go to a cafeteria and the chef was a four-star. Like he used to make like these Kentucky fried chicken, like,
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Chapter 4: How did Dalton's relationship with his father affect him?
And then a couple nights a week, he was trying to be a dad type thing, but he was still drinking. You know what I mean? So I come upstairs the one day because he gave me the room in the basement. So I come upstairs one day because I heard him throwing shit around. So he's got his hand in a cast. Right. And he's like, hey, don't come here. Come here, pal. And I'm like, all right, what's up?
And he sits me down on the couch and he's like, you're going to do something for me. And I'm like, all right. Yeah, cool. Like, what do you want me to do? And he's like, I need you to cook this for me. And I'm like, cook what? You know, and he's and he's like, I'll talk to you how to do it. You know, he's like he's like, that's powder. You're going to cook this into rock for me. And I was like, OK.
All right. So he put like a little, uh, point to like a 20 bag in a, in a spoon, right. Just to see how I did, whatever he, he like coached me how to do it, whatever sprinkled the shit in. He had like these little water things that people use when they do needles, really. You rip the top off and you can just squirt little squirts of water in it. So whatever.
So he, we do everything, we get it ready. And, uh, I cooked it too long and, and he got so mad at me, slapped me. Right.
He was right. He was right there.
He was, but I held the flame on it too long. He's telling me to take it off. Right. And I'm still like holding the flame. I kind of mesmerized by it, like just watching it bubble and stuff. So it turned all gooey, whatever. Like it's still you can still smoke it when it dry out and whatever, but it turned out like gooey. He got all mad at me, right? So we did it again, whatever.
Finally, I got it right. And then he loads the pipe up and he asked me if I want to hit, right? And I'm like, yeah, like, all right, let's do it. So I smoked rock with my dad, right? And I'm 13, which is crazy. And from from that point, I was like, so I don't want to go to school anymore, Dad. And he's like, all right. He's like, let me think about it.
So like an hour later, he comes back and him and my uncle Gord, they had a list. Right. And it was like, patio furniture, you know what I mean? Like they wanted me to go get like a round glass table with like three chairs, stuff like that, barbecues, you know? And they're like, well, if you're not gonna go to school, you're gonna like be working, you know?
And at the time I'm like, okay, I got a job, right? So now I get a couple of my little friends and like we go around backyard stealing barbecues and patio furniture and all this stuff. And I'm thinking I'm cool, you know, and then it progressed into like my dad had this his best friend. His name was Joe. My dad's name was Joe, too. And they used to like. turn my house into a WWE match.
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Chapter 5: What events led to Dalton's first jail time?
He probably just got real high, but like the house was surrounded and our backyard linked right up to the field of the school behind us too, right? So it's fucked up, but he tried to sneak out the back and they got him.
What were they raiding the house for?
Was there something specific? My dad beat somebody up downtown and he ran back to the house. A couple cops were chasing him and he got into the house. More units just kept showing up because they had no idea if he had guns in the house or whatnot. There was probably six or seven cop cars and 13 cops all around the house. It was...
Um, they were, uh, my dad has a real long criminal history too, though. Right. Like always in and out of jail. He is known in town. Like when, uh, when I went to court, uh, well, this is skipping a little bit, but so when I was 18 and I caught my first adult charge, which was stupid because I had community service from a youth charge and I never did the community service. Um,
So when I turned 18 and they realized I didn't do the community service, they came and charged me with a breach of probation. But as an adult now, because I'm 18, right? So I was in court and there was this judge, Judge Lenz. And my dad told him one time, Judge Lenz was like, do I look like I fell off the turnip truck? And my dad's like, yeah, you definitely do.
So this guy just had a grudge for my dad, right? And I'm standing in court and I used to go to court with my dad all the time when he went for court. And Judge Lenz was like, You're Joe's son, aren't you? And I was like, yeah. And he's like, I'm going to give you five days in the Brantford. And we called it the Brantford bucket.
But he's like, I'm going to give you five days in the Brantford jail so you can see where your life's headed. Mind you, I hadn't seen my dad in 18 months at this point. Right. So they bring me into the back cells, whatever, waiting to get transferred to court. And I know my dad's in there and they're like, do you need PC? And I was like, absolutely not. Like my dad will beat the shit out of me.
So we go and I'm sitting in the bullpen now, which is the Brantford jail was very small. There was only six ranges and there was like eight cells on each range. Right. So it was very local. And I'm sitting in the bullpen and there's this other guy in there. And I'm like, hey, do you know Joe Mercanti? And he's like, yeah, that's my Sally. And I was like, no shit. I was like, that's my dad. Right.
But the CEO only heard me say my dad's name. And my dad lived in that place. Like, so the CEO comes up and he, and he's like, Hey, why are you talking about Joe? And I was like, that's my dad. And he's like, for real. And I was like, yeah. And he's like, hold on. So my dad worked in the kitchen and range three was the kitchen range. So my dad ran the range though. And, um,
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Chapter 6: How did Dalton's drug use escalate over time?
Right. Just say, hey, somebody stole something from me and they get arrested.
Right. My daughter's mom flipped on me. She's like, why didn't you just say no? She's like, you would have lied to the cops any other time. What the fuck is the deal now? And I was like, I don't know. Like, I think it was the pressure because my grandpa got me this job and he's worked here for like 13 years. And and like, I just did this, you know, and and so so I tell him, right.
I'm like, whatever. And he's like, I think, you know, that you're fired. And I was like, yeah, all right, I'll go clean my locker. He's like, you got five minutes. Get the fuck out of my building. Right. And I was like, fuck. So I leave whatever. And I'm like, now I need to find another job. And I'm like, I guess it's back to the temp service.
So now I go back to the temp service and I get hired at a. A place where you move cardboard boxes all day, right? So I'm like, this is not it. This is not it. And me and my baby mom had just gotten an apartment because my daughter was about to be born, right? So we got this little cheap apartment. And now I'm like, well, fuck, I got rent to pay and everything. Like, I really need this job.
And then I changed my mind. I'm like, nah, fuck this. I'm going to start. I'm going to try and sell powder. Fuck it. So so I call my dad. Right. And I'm like, hey, I need to come over or whatever. I'm like, I need you to put me in touch with Lee. I used to call him Uncle Lee. He's he passed. He died in my arms, actually. But we'll get to that. So so Lee puts me on. Right.
And and I just start fucking the bag up like I start doing it. spending the money. It's just not good. So me and my daughter's mom have to move back into my grandma's house. It was not good at all. So eventually me and her, we break up and I get with my son's mom and I start doing real bad at this point. I was introduced to ice at this point. So
Once I did ice first time, I thought that I fell in love with it. Like that there was nothing else in the world that mattered. But, and, and I got a rush from like robbing people and, and doing all this type of shit. Right. Like being in confrontations, like I loved it. So, um, I started selling ice sky, Ben. Right. And.
this is right out like my daughter and and her mom they got their own apartment now like uh she left she ended up she's with uh this guy was my best friend for seven years and then now they have a kid together so my daughter's godfather turned into her stepfather so that really fucking bugged my brain out too and and i used to get high and like message this guy all these threats and stuff and like oh man the stuff i regret you know and whatever but uh
So my grandma, she had this mud room in the back. It was like a sunroom, you know? So it was built onto the back of her house and my grandma's a baker. So it used to be like a baking station kind of, well, she let me move in there. So all it would fit was a futon, a dresser, the washer and dryer were still in the corner. The laundry sink was over there and like a table, you know?
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Chapter 7: What was the outcome of Dalton's robbery attempt?
This one time, he locked me in the house for two days with him because if I tried to leave... So he's sitting there with a gun, right? And he's like, did the drones follow you? I'm like... what are you talking about? He's like, bro, the cops are watching me. He's like, there's drones everywhere I go, bro. All the curtains are closed, everything, right? He's like peeking out the window.
He's like, look at the drones right there. The drone's right there. And I'm like, bro, you're tweaking. He's like, no, he's like, you cannot open that door because the drones will see inside my house. So for two days, bro, this guy's tweaking. I'm just, I'm just giving him more. He's throwing me more money. I'm giving him more, but I had to like sit on his couch for like
Two days, man, because if I open the door, open the window, the Jones are going to see in. But it was he I completely messed this guy's brain up. Like the last time I ever talked to him, he's living in the basement at his parents. And like when I met him, he had like three, four houses, bro. Like it was I felt bad for that one. But yeah.
So, um, I leave this guy and I link up with my older brother, right? Who he's like been in the streets his entire life. So it just always been a junkie though. Like never, he could never come up off more than like three, 400 bucks, you know?
So he's got that bad of a habit.
Yeah. Like it's just, no matter what he does, he'll self sabotage himself. Right. He was just super into down while he was in the needles, you know, like, but he was really, everybody knew him. It was kind of the same way as my dad got me into these different houses. My brother did the same thing. Right. He brought me around different people, but more our age. Right.
So he, he opened up the scene for me kind of. So my grandmother had sold her house because she, I was just too much. And I feel terrible about this. But I'm the reason that they sold their house. And she's admitted it. It was just too much stuff. Fights always in the back. People always come in trying to rob the house. Just stuff like that. Because they knew I always had stuff there.
So she had sold her house. And I knew two months in advance. I had two months. But I was so on the drugs that... I didn't really think about tomorrow. I was in today. Right. So that day finally came and she's like, you got to get all your stuff out of here. Like, you know, like I'd slowly started bringing stuff out.
And that Derek guy that I knew, like he he got me a storage locker and like I'd start putting stuff in there. But it still didn't sink in my brain that like I was about to be homeless. Right. So the day came and she sold her house and I was like, oh, shit. So I'm like just walking around downtown and I'm like, I have nowhere to go. Like, this is, this is crazy.
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Chapter 8: How did Dalton navigate life after incarceration?
And they were arguing with them, trying to say that they paid them and, and he ripped them off and all that. And Brandy had brought her brother with her and her brother's a giant native guy, right? Like he was massive and just fat, but still massive, you know?
And, and when she brought her brother, like I've seen it enough at other houses, like when she brought her brother, they're either trying to rob you or like, it's going to be a confrontation, you know? And my uncle knew that too. So that's why he told me to bring the thing down. So I calmed down. Right. And, uh, I'm like, it's a semi-automatic, so you can't cock it or anything.
So I made sure that I had a shell ready to push in so they could hear the sound, right? So I come down and I walk through the kitchen and I load a shell in and they kind of look at me, right? And I had been on some bullshit in the city at this point, like robbing people, pistol whipping people, you know, and just like tons of shit. They knew that like, I wasn't fucking around. Right.
So anyways, so I do that. And and the whole tone kind of changes. Right. And she's like, I'll be back with your money later. She tells her brother to leave, like, you know, and I'm like, what the fuck? So my uncle's sitting at the table, though, and he has tinfoil with burnt down on it. Because he had just gotten spun out at this point. So he forgot to hide it when I came down, right?
And I'm like, yo, what the fuck is that? And he's like, oh, I just tried it, da, da, da, right? So I'm mad. So I set my shotgun down. And it's at the bottom of the stairs, kind of beside the door, right? And I'm like, fuck you. Right. And I go upstairs and maybe an hour or two goes by. And my buddy Nathan comes over. He wanted some shit from me.
So I come downstairs and I'm like, hey, I'm like, oh, Shauna, where's Lee? And she's like, oh, he's in the bathroom. I think he's jerking off. And I was like, what? That's the weirdest thing ever. So so I go knock on the door. Right. He's not answering me, not answering me. I'm like, what the fuck? Right. So I'm like, yo, Lee. So I go to bust the door open. The bathroom is really small.
My uncle was fat. Right. So he's when I get the door open a little bit, but he's blocking it. Right. So he's sitting on the toilet, butt naked, slumped over with his head on the wall, like fucking purple, bro. And I'm like, what the fuck? I'm trying to get the door open. I can't get the door open. So I'm freaking out.
I'm telling the girl that was upstairs with me, I'm like, call the ambulance, call the ambulance, right? So I run into his room and I had given him this hatchet, right? So I'm holding the bathroom door and I'm like holding my weight backwards so the door's not smashing into him. And mind you, I'm all fucked up on drugs, right? And I hacked through the door, right?
And I ripped the top off of the bathroom door and I get in there and I'm like, oh, bring me Narcan, bring me Narcan, right? So all he had was one nose spray Narcan in the house, right? I never used Narcan at this point and I didn't know how to use it. So I thought I had to prime it and I shot it off. Boom, not in his nose because I thought I had to prime it, right? So I'm like, fuck.
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