Defendant having psychiatric evaluation

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A man awaiting trial on charges he planned an elaborate bank robbery that ended in the death of a pizza deliveryman will have a psychiatric evaluation that could “significantly impact” his defense, according to court documents filed Friday.

Kenneth Barnes, 53, was indicted in July along with Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, 58, of Erie, on charges of bank robbery, conspiracy and a firearms violation in the Aug. 28, 2003, robbery of a PNC Bank in Summit Township.

Pizza deliveryman Brian Wells, 46, told police he had been forced at gunpoint to wear a time bomb locked onto his neck and rob the bank. Wells died when the bomb exploded while police waited for a bomb squad to arrive.

Barnes’ attorney asked a federal judge for more time to file pretrial motions, which were due Friday. Pretrial motions can be filed to give the court notice that a defendant intends to pursue an insanity defense.