A 40-year-old man has appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court accused of causing a disturbance in a Galashiels public house at the weekend.
Simon Hadden is charged with struggling violently with three police constables at the Bridge Inn on Saturday and striking a constable in the face.
He is also said to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in the Bridge Inn, in a police vehicle en-route to Hawick Police Station and at the accident and emergency department of Borders General Hospital.
Hadden faces a fourth charge of attempting to punch an officer at hawick Police Station.
He pleaded not guilty to all four charges and a trial date was fixed for January 8 at Selkirk Sheriff Court with an intermediate hearing on December 17.
Hadden was released on bail with the special conditions not to enter the Bridge Inn or consume alcohol and must provide police with a breath sample of required.
He was also placed on curfew at his home in Hawthorn Road, Galashiels, between the hours of 7pm and 7am.
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