Ronald Teneycke has pled guilty to four charges in connection with a robbery at the Oliver – Eastside Store and the shooting of an Oliver man, Wayne Belleville last summer.

The charges included robbery and discharging a firearm with intent to wound.

He appeared by video from the Kamloops jail Thursday.

The 53 year old Okanagan Falls man was the subject of a massive manhunt in the South Okanagan after he robbed the Oliver retail outlet on July 16, then shot a man on McKinney Road. The multi-day manhunt for Teneycke, a prolific offender, ended with his capture on July 23, 2015, in Cawston.

As the case slowly moved through court, questions were raised about whether Teneycke was criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.

Teneycke’s  lawyer Michael Welsh said they now have to await the results of the report on his mental condition.

Judge Richard Hewson said he was satisfied there are reasonable grounds that Teneycke might be found to be a dangerous long-term offender and approved the request for an assessment.

The case is adjourned to June 8.

Belleville said outside the courthouse that he was happy with the decision, and that although he only spent five minutes with Teneycke – the event irrevocably changed his life.

Source: Castanet