A 53-year-old man has been accused threatening to kill a man during an incident in Hawick.
Steven Melville, formerly of Oliver Crescent and now living in the Peebles area, denies the offence.
It is also alleged to he pushed William Harley against a garage door in McLaren Court on February 2 last year.
A trial date has been set for May 16 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
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