The man at the centre of the June 22 standoff on Wilson Crescent, Steen Larsen, made a court appearance this week and, following the appearance, he was taken back into custody.
Larsen appeared in court Tuesday (July 5) with his criminal lawyer, Alexander Wolf, representing him.
Wolf confirmed he asked for an adjournment of the matter, as a number of documents the prosecutor had were not shared with Larsen, and Wolf wanted his client to have time to read the documents before the court process continued.
The justice adjourned the case until July 12. Larsen will remain in jail until the hearing next week. Wolf said his client would probably remain in custody following July 12.
Larsen is accused of nine separate counts relating to the standoff, which lasted more than 12 hours.
He is facing three counts of pointing a firearm; two counts of assault with a weapon; two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm; one count of careless use of a firearm and one count of assault of a police officer.
"Some charges he is probably guilty of and he would consider pleading guilty," Wolf told The Chief. "Some are not true and he wouldn't plead guilty to."
Wolf said his client will probably consider a plea agreement to some of the charges, but others will have to go to trial.
According to the lawyer, Larsen was surprised to see court bailiffs and movers on the property the morning of June 22, because Larsen understood he had more time to vacate the property.
"He got the short end of the stick from the landlord, if you can call him a landlord," Wolf said.
Larsen's lawyer said his client felt he had to take action on June 22 and in defending himself, Wolf said his client may have done some regrettable things.
While Larsen remains in custody, his wife and children are still living in Squamish.
Patricia Larsen, Larsen's wife, was living at the Sea to Sky Hotel with their five children.
Contacted on Wednesday (July 6), she reported it was their last day at the hotel.
She said her highest priority is to make sure she and her kids have a place to live.
"I've had a lot of support which is phenomenal," she said of the people who helped her after her family was forced out of their home. "I want to thank those people."
Patricia and her children moved into the hotel the night of the incident and remained there until this week.
Steen Larsen was taken into police custody and made an appearance in court on June 24, two days after the standoff.
The standoff started when court bailiffs and a group of movers showed up at the Larsen residence to evict the family and take possession of the property. Sgt. Colin Worth confirmed at the time of the standoff that a member of the RCMP was with the court bailiffs to maintain the peace.
Larsen allegedly pointed a rifle at the people tasked with serving the final eviction.
An emergency response team was brought to the house from Vancouver. A police negotiator helped broker a deal to end the standoff.
The owner of the property, Dwayne Engelsman, plans to redevelop a number of lots on Wilson Crescent. A house to the east of the former Larsen residence was demolished Tuesday (July 5).
Engelsman was willing to let the Larsen's have the house they rented if they could remove it from the property.
Engelsman is on vacation and couldn't be reached by The Chief.
The June 22 standoff caused significant disruption for the people living in the vicinity of the controversial old home.
Neighbours were evacuated from their homes by the RCMP out of caution. Many opted to stay in a hotel while police continued to negotiate an end to standoff.
Residents were allowed back into their homes after Larsen was in custody.
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