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Odom going to treatment center

The Coeur d'Alene man accused of shooting pastor Tim Remington last March will be sent to a state-run mental health facility prior to facing a criminal charge. Kyle Odom, 30, is charged with aggravated battery and could spend as long as 30 years in prison if convicted of shooting Remington multiple times in the parking lot of his church, The Altar in Coeur d’Alene. At a hearing Thursday in Kootenai County District Court, Judge Timothy Van Valin agreed with both the prosecution and public defender, saying Odom should be sent to a mental health hospital in southern Idaho for treatment before he can adequately assist in his own legal defense/Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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