36-year-old convicted of police assault in Kelso after downing 16 pints of lager ordered to behave himself by sheriff

A man responsible for creating a disturbance in Kelso after downing 16 pints of lager then getting a taxi there from Dalkeith in Midlothian will be sentenced at Selkirk Sheriff Court in four months’ time.
By Court Reporter
Published 11th Jun 2020, 13:58 BST
Updated 11th Jun 2020, 14:04 BST
Orchard Park in Kelso.Orchard Park in Kelso.
Orchard Park in Kelso.

Police were called to Orchard Park in Kelso on June 29 last year after receiving reports of Jamie Clark, 36, causing trouble.

A struggle ensued as they tried to apprehend him, though, and Clark, already bleeding from cuts to his left wrist, lashed out and struck one of the officers to the cheek, smearing his face with blood.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Clark, of Newton Village, near Dalkeith, pleaded guilty to police assault, but not-guilty pleas to four other charges including assaulting his partner were accepted by the crown.

He had sentence deferred for good behaviour, and the case will recall on Monday, October 5.