Second man appears in court over cross border hijacking

A second man has appeared at Derry Magistrates Court charged in connection with a hijacking in the city on Monday.
Four men were arrested, two in Donegal and two in the North after a van and trailer was hijacked in Derry on Monday afternoon.
Gardai in Donegal were alerted to the vehicle making off across the border and two males were apprehended by Gardai.
26-year-old Ryan Stevenson of Capall Court, Derry was today charged with hijacking a vehicle, assault on a man, theft of a power washer and driving with no insurance while unfit on March 4th.
A police officer told the court the owner of the van, pursued an Audi in which the accused was later found in the front seat following the theft of his power washer.
The vehicle eventually stopped and three men were said to have approached the van and attack the driver before two of the men made off in the van.
The description of the van was circulated to Gardai was later apprehended in Donegal.
At interview the 26 year old said he had been given a lift and eventually ended up in a caravan in Burnfoot before being given a lift back to the North by a man currently on the run from the authorities there.
Bail was opposed for fear of further offences and interference with witnesses and the alleged injured party.
District Judge Barney McElholm said Stevenson had admitted ‘consorting with a fugitive from justice’ and he felt there was a serious risk of further offences and interference with witnesses.
The accused has been remanded in custody to appear again on March 28.