Michael Kevin Cooke, of St Gall's Avenue in Belfast, appeared via video link at Lisburn Magistrates' Court.
Officers were able to obtain dash cam footage to trace the van's registration number, which was registered to Mr Cooke.A search of the van revealed a crossbow, while police retrieved a key to the front door of the victim's home from Mr Cooke.Image source,The victim was driven away from the Michael Ferguson roundabout in a blue Citroen Berlingo van on Saturday afternoon
"The other suspect pointed a crossbow at him and said 'I will shoot you in the head right now'," said the officer. A defence solicitor said the defendant accepted the gravity and seriousness of the matter, stressing that his client had a "limited record" with no convictions for violence.