Psychiatric evaluation for Jamaican hijacker

A court in Jamaica on Tuesday ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Stephen Fray, 21, the Jamaican man who tried to hijack a Canadian plane on the runway of Sangster International Airport last month.

The young man made made his first court appearance two weeks after he held crew members on board the plane carrier hostage. The court ordered the evaluation to be completed in time for Fray's next court appearance on May 18.

He is facing charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, shooting with intent and robbery with aggravation, assault at common-law and breaches of the Civil Aviation and Airports Authority Act.

They stem from the April 19 incident in which Fray forced his way through security check points at the airport and boarded the flight destined for Halifax, Canada, with a scheduled stop in Santa Clara, Cuba.

He initially released all 159 passengers and two of the eight crew members. The standoff lasted into the next morning, but just over seven hours later, he was taken into custody by a joint police military team.

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