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Mental health evaluation ordered for accused shooter of N. Idaho pastor

Kyle A. Odom, shown here in his booking photo, has pleaded guilty to the March 6, 2016, shooting of Coeur d’Alene pastor Tim Remington. Remington suffered six gunshot wounds and continues to recover. (Courtesy of Kootenai County Jail)
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Kyle A. Odom, shown here in his booking photo, has pleaded guilty to the March 6, 2016, shooting of Coeur d’Alene pastor Tim Remington. Remington suffered six gunshot wounds and continues to recover. (Courtesy of Kootenai County Jail)

A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for Kyle Odom, the man accused of shooting a Coeur d’Alene church pastor in March.

Odom, who has a history of mental illness, is charged with aggravated battery for allegedly shooting Altar Church Pastor Tim Remington six times outside the church following a Sunday morning service. Remington survived and has returned to work.

The Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion Wednesday for Odom to be evaluated to determine if he is competent to stand trial. A preliminary hearing set for Friday will be rescheduled.

Odom could be sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison if convicted. He is in the Kootenai County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

Odom, his public defender and the county prosecutor’s office recently sat down with a senior judge in a day-long confidential mediation to discuss a possible plea deal. No agreement came from that meeting.