Borders man threatened police officers and stated he was part of a terrorist organisation

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd May 2024, 13:45 BST
Sentence has been deferred until May 27 for background reports.Sentence has been deferred until May 27 for background reports.
Sentence has been deferred until May 27 for background reports.
​​A Galashiels man subjected police officers to a tirade of abuse uttering racist remarks at them, Selkirk Sheriff Court has been told.

Forty-two-year-old Gordon Ward pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive behaviour in Channel Street, Galashiels Police Station and at Borders General Hospital on December 20.

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He admitted shouting and swearing, uttering racist remarks, threatening police officers and their families and stating he was part of a terrorist organisation.

The accused also pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer by kicking him on the body.

Sheriff Peter Paterson deferred sentence until May 27 for background reports “to see if there is an alternative to custody.”