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Assessment ordered for teen facing charges

Psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a Red Deer teenager facing numerous charges laid over allegations that he threatened to open fire at a Red Deer high school.

Psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a Red Deer teenager facing numerous charges laid over allegations that he threatened to open fire at a Red Deer high school.

The 16-year-old boy was arrested on April 4 by Red Deer City RCMP after Calgary Police alerted the detachment to threats posted on a Facebook page.

He is charged with uttering threats, possession of a controlled substance and breaching probation.

The boy, whose name is withheld under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was brought into Red Deer youth court on Thursday from the Calgary Young Offenders Centre. A young woman who identified herself as his sister appeared as his agent. Judge Jim Holmes ordered that a lawyer be appointed for him.

The accused boy is to remain in custody pending his next court appearance, set for Red Deer youth court on Thursday, May 9.