He was a strict officer who forbade weapons other than sonic charges or mining lasers, threatening violators with death. His severity stemmed from the Peragus II fuel disaster. Suspicious of Coorta, he disliked him strongly. When Meetra Surik arrived on the battered Ebon Hawk with an HK-50 posing as a protocol droid, unexplained droid malfunctions began. Furious at the lack of answers, he believed sabotage was involved and suspected Surik, especially after refusing to sell the Jedi to the Exchange. He ordered the collection of sonic and ion charges, knowing mining lasers would not stop rogue droids. He installed an override switch to shut down all droids, linked it to the holding cell, and hid a stealth generator to move unseen and reach the communications blister. He planned to disable the droids, expose the saboteur, and regain control, but was likely killed first.