Thomson is accused of having a knuckleduster
A PEEBLES man has been remanded in custody after being accused of being in possession of a knuckleduster in a Galashiels public house.
Twenty one year old Raymond Thomson of Violet Bank, appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court to face a charg of having the offensive weapon in the Bridge Inn in Island Street on Sunday.
He pleaded not guilty and also denied behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in Kingsland Square, Peebles, back in August, and possessing an offensive weapon, namely a piece of wood.
A trial date was set for January 5 with an intermediate hearing on December 19.
Sheriff Derrick McIntyre remanded Thomson in custody.
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