A drunken man who alarmed a resident by repeatedly striking his house door, was fined £200.
David Webster, 28, of Sandwell Street, Buckhaven, Fife, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at Northcote Street, Hawick, on May 19.
“At 10.10pm, a man was at home in his flat, when he heard banging at the door and shouting,” explained procurator fiscal Graham Fraser at Jedburgh Sheriff Court last Friday.
“He was alarmed and phoned the police.”
Officers found Webster on the common stair “drunk and incoherent”.
Defence solicitor Rory Bannerman said his client had been visiting a friend.
“He got sufficiently drunk to become a public nuisance,” said Mr Bannerman.
“He can’t remember why he was doing this, and spent a night in custody as a result of his disgraceful behaviour,” he added.