A psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a man accused of stealing a police car in Saskatoon.
The assessment was ordered when Shayne Penner, who is 20, appeared in court Tuesday on several charges that include assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a vehicle and obstruction of police.
Investigators have said officers were called to a home last Friday after getting reports of someone threatening people with a knife.
The officers confronted a man and tried to subdue him with a Taser electronic stun gun when he refused to put down the knife.
When the Taser failed, the suspect allegedly climbed into a police car and sped away before crashing into a truck and fleeing on foot before he was arrested.
Penner remains in custody and will return to court on Friday.
