PENTICTON — A forensic psychiatrist will determine if a south Okanagan prolific offender was criminally responsible for a crime spree last summer.
Ronald Arthur Teneycke is facing multiple charges including using an imitation firearm, discharging a firearm with intent to wound or disfigure, robbery and aggravated assault.
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He allegedly robbed an Oliver store on July 16, 2015, which sparked a full-scale manhunt. He’s also accused of posing as a hitch hiker and shooting a man who picked him up.
Teneycke was later found in a Cawston orchard.
Defense lawyer Michael Welsh applied for a psychiatric assessment to find out if his client was criminally responsible for the offenses.
The matter will return to court March 16.
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