Borders man convicted of police assault is jailed for 80 days (Image: Helen Barrington)
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for 80 days at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Stephen Palmer, of Bountrees, Jedburgh, was convicted of threatening or abusive behaviour, threatening police officers and police assault.
The offences were committed in Canongate, Jedburgh, on July 24 last year.
His co-accused Ashley Scott, 22, from Jedburgh, previously received a similar sentence of custody.
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