Schmidt appeared in the Blenheim District Court on Monday before Judge Richard Russell. Scott Hammond/Stuff One vehicle was engulfed by flames just a few metres from a waterfront home. The case had since been assigned to lawyer Rob Harrison who asked for more time so one of the mental health assessors could re-engage with Schmidt about his mental state at the time of the offending, and for another report to be finalised. The charges related to an incident on October 6 last year. Schmidt was seen walking up to a vehicle parked at Wedge Point, between Picton and Shakespeare Bay, when the Picton Volunteer Fire Brigade drove past, about 1.45am.