AN INNERLEITHEN man who admitted causing a disturbance in the town's health centre after being refused medication has been given a home curfew for the next 11 months.
William Byers pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting and swearing at St Ronan's Medical Centre on November 26.
At Jedburgh Sheriff Court a restriction of liberty order was imposed keeping him within his Horsburgh Street home between the hours of 7pm and 7am.
The court was told the 39-year-old had drug addiction issues and on the day of the offence was seeking medication for epilepsy.
When his request was declined by a doctor he went to the reception counter and demanded another appointment.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said that when Byers was told it would not be until the following day matters became heated and he started shouting and swearing.
Byers' lawyer said her client suffered from significant mental health problems and was on a methadone programme.
She added that he was a full time carer for his father.
Sheriff Derrick McIntyre told Byers had had an extensive record but accepted there was no violence involved in the offence.
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