A man has appeared in the Rotorua District Court today charged over an incident that resulted in a shopkeeper being injured.
Deisel Wharton, 22, from Rotorua, did not enter pleas to two charges stemming from an incident just before 2pm on Sunday.
He is charged with wounding a man with intent to facilitate his flight while committing theft and stealing a Ruger American .22 rifle valued at $649 from the Outdoorsman. The wounding charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
His lawyer, Fraser Wood, told Judge Greg Hollister-Jones police opposed Wharton's bail and he had not yet had an opportunity to fully discuss the charges with his client.
Judge Hollister-Jones remanded Wharton in custody to reappear on September 25.
