A book of evidence has been served in the case of a Donegal man charged with hijacking a car and later ramming a Garda patrol car.
Jonathan Glenn will now go before Letterkenny Circuit Court over the incident in January 2018.
Glenn, a 43-year-old with an address at Beltany, Raphoe and who has been living in Derry recently, was remanded in custody when arrested by gardai last month and bench warrants were discovered.
He appeared before Letterkenny District Court via video link from Castlrea Prison.
Garda Gillian Page gave evidence of serving the book of evidence on Glenn’s solicitor, Mr Donough Cleary.
Garda Sergeant Maurice Doyle told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has consented for Glenn to be sent forward to the next sitting of the Circuit Court.
Several other charges will be dealt with at District Court level.
Judge Emile Daly noted the DPP consent and administered the alibi warning. Judge Daly made a section 56 order relating to interviews and made an order returning the accused for trial.
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Legal aid was granted and legal counsel assigned in the case.
Glenn is charged that he unlawfully seized control of a vehicle, a silver Ford Mondeo, at Lidl, Port Road, Letterkenny. The charge is contrary to section 10 of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976.
Glenn also faces a charge that he unlawfully took possession of the silver Ford Mondeo without the consent of the owner.
He was also charged with assaulting a woman, who was the owner of the car, at Lidl, Port Road, Letterkenny and with causing criminal damage to the silver Ford Mondeo at the same location.
Glenn has been charged with causing criminal damage of €7,000 to a Garda Patrol Car at Stralongford, Drumkeen on the same date.
Glenn was charged with dangerous driving at Stralongford, Drumkeen and with driving without a driving licence or insurance.
He is charged that he had in his possession a controlled drug, cannabis, for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying it to another at Tullydonnell, Convoy, on December 23, 2017. Glenn is also charged with being in possession of cannabis on the same date at the same location.
Glenn is charged with stealing a 70cl bottle of Jameson, valued at €30, and a 70cl bottle of black rum, valued at €24.50, from Dunnes Stores, Oldtown Road, Letterkenny, on February 10, 2018.
He is charged with a public order offence at The Park, Blue Cedars, Ballybofey, on April 20, 2018 and with trespassing on the rear garden of a property at the same location on April 22, 2018.