100 Mile House area resident Philip Thomas May was in 100 Mile House provincial court on Jan. 27-28, 2014 for a two-day preliminary inquiry for a multitude of charges, including attempted murder.
On Jan. 28, May's case was transferred to British Columbia Supreme Court in Williams Lake and he will next appear on Feb. 16 to set a trial date.
May had six charges stayed in provincial court, but still faces the more serious counts – attempted murder, aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm with intent, several firearm infractions, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle – among the 23 charges that have been transferred to B.C. Supreme Court.
The 59-year-old suspect was apprehended following a shooting incident on May 31, 2014.
According to a North District RCMP press release on June 2, members responded to a complaint of a man in distress at a house in the 7000 block of 93 Mile Loop Road.
When officers attended scene, they found a 39-year-old 100 Mile House area man who had been shot. Suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries, he was rushed to hospital, and later released.
When May was identified as a suspect in the shooting incident, RCMP members went to a Lone Butte area residence to arrest him.
When they arrived, the police confirmed May was present, but he fled the home, hopped into a vehicle and raced away from the scene.
Police deployed spike belts on two occasions, the suspect continued his flight in a vehicle that had four flat tires.
RCMP officers eventually arrested the suspect after they forced the escape vehicle off the road.
May has been through several court appearances and a psych evaluation prior to the preliminary inquiry and the subsequent transfer to B.C. Supreme Court.
He remains in custody.