Man sentenced after morning row
An Eyemouth man who caused a morning disturbance at a house in the town has been ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work.
Thirty-four-year-old Martin Green pleaded guilty to shouting and swearing and uttering offensive remarks at the property in the town on August 24.
Prosecutor Ruraidh Allison said the incident started at around 8.50am when the householder heard the accused and another man outside calling him offensive names and challenging him to come to the front door.
Mr Allison said: “The man ignored the accused but the disturbance continued for another five minutes.”
Mr Allison said the householder heard Green and another man say they were coming into the property and then heard a large crash coming from the back door.
The man armed himself with a baseball bat and then fled the property, explained Mr Allison, who said the presence of the baseball bat deterred Green and his associate.
Police received video footage of the incident and managed to arrest Green later that day when attending a separate unrelated matter in Eyemouth.
Defence lawyer Ross Dow said the householder was well known to the courts and there had been a fall out between the pair with Green taking exception to false and defamatory comments on social media followed up with a phone call.
He pointed out that since the incident Green, of Haymans Cove, had been on bail and there had been no further incidents.
Sheriff Robert Fife said he was imposing the Community Pay Back order as a direct alternative to custody and that the 225 hours of unpaid work had to be completed within 12 months.