Found in his underwear with a head injury, David Mitchell was rushed by ambulance to Borders General Hospital.
But the drunken 23-year-old began shouting and swearing while being assessed.
Mitchell, of North Street, Peebles, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at the hospital on February 10.
Prosecutor Tessa Bradley told how police were called to a disturbance in Peebles at 2.10 am and found Mitchell in his underwear with a head injury.
She added: “He was extremely drunk and was taken to the BGH by ambulance and admitted at 3.30am. He was assessed, but responded violently, shouting and swearing, and flailing his arms around.”
Ms Bradley said the panic alarm was activated and Mitchell restrained. He calmed down, but at 7.40am was seen near the security door in his underwear with a blanket wrapped around him. Mitchell was taken back to the treatment room.
“He was belligerent and agitated, and the police were called to assist,” continued Ms Bradley, who said the accused paced about tearing plasters and tape from himself and threw them about the room. Mitchell continued to shout and swear, and was agitated and aggressive.
In reply to caution, Mitchell responded: “Go f**k yourself.”
Defending, Rory Bannerman said his client’s state of intoxication was through alcohol and Valium.
The solicitor added: “He has little recollection of what he did. He had been on a night out, fell over and ended up being taken to the best place for him – but a former aversion to hospitals caused him to act as he did.”
Mitchell was sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work, with an 18-month supervision order.
PAYBACK TIME FOR SHOPLIFTER
A persistent shoplifter was sentenced to a six-month community payback order, with 130 hours of unpaid work.
Lee Wightman was caught on CCTV stealing from three Hawick shops on the same day – February 22.
The 29-year-old, of Eildon Road in Hawick, admitted stealing two packets of pork steaks worth £5 from Farmfoods, High Street; £9.99 of men’s moisturiser from nearby Semi-Chem; and £37.88 worth of groceries from Sainsbury’s Commercial Road store.
Prosecutor Claire Bottomley said the crimes began at 10.30am and Wightman was seen on CCTV stealing the goods, which were all recovered, apart from the men’s moisturiser.
Rory Bannerman, defending, said his client was “confused about life” as a result of medication.
At Jedburgh Sheriff Court last Friday, Sheriff John Halley told Wightman: “I am at a loss to understand what may be the basis of such a persistent record of stealing from shops.”
SELECT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF
An accused person asked to be sentenced by a sheriff who previously jailed him.
David Begg appeared on deferred sentence before Sheriff John Halley, but his solicitor asked that resident sheriff Derrick McIntyre deal with his client, claiming he would see a noticeable change.
Lawyer Rory Bannerman explained: “This happened at a time when his alcohol intake was out of control. He is so changed since Sheriff McIntyre jailed him, and I would ask that this be deferred for Sheriff McIntyre to see him.”
Begg, 48, c/o High Street, Hawick, admitted breaching an ASBO (antisocial behaviouir order)by banging doors and stomping around loudly at a house at Bountrees, Jedburgh, on April 23, 2012.
Sentence was further deferred until May 2, when Sheriff McIntyre will preside.
MEDICAL REPORT
A Hawick teenager who repeatedly called emergency services had sentence deferred until May 2 for a medical report.
Nineteen-year-old Andrew Birney, of Sunnyhill Road, pleaded guilty to persistently making emergency calls to control room staff at Bilston, Edinburgh, from his home on October 19 last year.
COUNTERFEIT NOTE
A proceeds of crime action has been launched against a Selkirk financial adviser involving £158,000.
Angela Lauder, 43, who is currently serving a 16-month jail sentence in Cornton Vale, admitted stealing the cash over a two-year period in order to save her business.
Now the Crown office and procurator fiscal at Selkirk have lodged an action in order to retrieve the sum of £158,000 under the Proceeds of Crime legislation. The case called at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday and on a defence motion the case was continued until May 27.
Lauder was acting for a husband and wife when she withdrew the money from their Friends Provident investment fund and paid it into her own account.
The offence took place between May 2008 and October 2010.
Woman admonished
An argument over her smoking again led Audra Scott to behave in an abusive manner.
She admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at her Forest Gardens home in Galashiels on January 8.
Hearing the 45-year-old had been of good behaviour during a period of deferred sentence, Sheriff Eric Brown admonished her.
SENTENCE DEFERRED
An Innerliethen man, found guilty after trial of having a lock knife, will be sentenced on April 14.
Ross Gilfillan, 33, of Buccleuch Street, denied having a lock knife on the A72 Peebles to Carnwath road near Neidpath Castle, Peebles, on February 15 last year.
Sentence was deferred for Sheriff Peter Paterson, who convicted the accused, to deal with the case.
CAUGHT WITH HEROIN
A woman found with £100 worth of heroin has had sentence deferred until May 5 for a DTTO (Drug Treatment and Testing Order) assessment.
Kirsty Lawrence, 30, of Croft Street, Galashiels, pleaded guilty to possession of diamorphine at Church Street in the town on January 7.
Prosecutor Tessa Bradley told how police noted the accused seemed nervous and agitated.
She added: “As they approached, they could see she had something concealed in her left hand, and two wraps of brown powder were found during a police search. She said they contained heroin and she had paid £50 each for them.”
SHOPLIFTER’S ‘CHIB’ THREAT
When Stephen Wallace was challenged by a shop security guard over the theft of sweetener tablets, he began shouting and swearing. Wallace, 35, of Galabank Street, Galashiels, admitted stealing from Asda in the town’s Currie Road on November 18 last year.
He also pleaded guilty to threatening an employee, struggling violently with him and committing a breach of the peace.
Prosecutor Tessa Bradley said the security officer had seen Wallace stealing sweetener tablets at 6.45pm and challenged him, adding: “There was an altercation and he started shouting and swearing, saying that he would chib him.”
Sentence was deferred until May 5 for a medical report.
DRUNK OUTSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ten days after breaking a window, Scott Morrison was caught breaching an ASBO (antisocial behaviour order).
Morrison, 27, of no fixed abode, appeared from custody and admitted recklessly breaking a window at the entrance to flats at Torwoodlee Road, Galashiels, on February 3. He caused £100 damage.
Depute procurator fiscal Tessa Bradley said: “Residents heard banging at the door and then the glass breaking, and saw the accused walking away.”
She added: “An old rug which had been put out for collection had also been removed and he was found asleep, under the rug, in the common stair to another block of flats nearby.”
Ross Dow, defending, explained: “He was due to stay with a friend and that was why he was banging on the door, and he recklessly smashed the glass panel while he was doing it.”
Morrison admitted breaching an ASBO by behaving in a drunken manner at Gala Park, Galashiels, on February 13.
Ms Bradley said: “He was directly opposite the primary school, where children were playing in the playground.”
Police received a report about a drunken man at around 1pm and saw the accused staggering along the pavement carrying a bottle of alcohol.
The prosecutor went on: “He had a 70ml bottle of Southern Comfort which was about a quarter full.”
Mr Dow said: “He has got so used to the prison environment that he takes the view that his life is easier there, and when he’s out he presses the self-destruct button.”
Sentence was deferred for three months, until July 14, for good behaviour.