Confused driver got the wrong address

KEVIN MILLER went to visit someone in Thurso but got the wrong address, Wick Sheriff Court was told yesterday.
The occupant didn’t know the accused, who was under the influence of drink, and told him to go away. His son happened to be in the area and persuaded Miller to leave the scene.
Miller, of Sigurd Road, Thurso, admitted charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at the house in Dunnet Place, Thurso on October 21, and failing to provide two specimens of breath at the town’s police station.
Senior fiscal depute, David Barclay, said that when traced, police officers noted that Miller’s speech was slurred but he subsequently refused to provide breath, as he had been driving.
Solicitor Neil Wilson said that Miller (42) did not have an underlying problem with alcohol but was prone to binge drinking and had sought advice from the appropriate authority to address the matter.
Sentence was deferred until December 22 for reports.
In a separate case, Nicholas Bradley admitted driving with excess alcohol and was ordered to carry out 66 hours of unpaid community work.
He had drunk “far, far too much”, it was stated and “foolishly” decided to drive home after he was unable to locate an address of a friend with whom he had intended staying overnight with.
Bradley (37) of Fairview House, Halkirk, was stopped by police in Comlifoot Terrace, in the village, at 3am on December 4. Tests revealed a breath-alcohol level of 118 mgs.
In addition to community service, the accused was banned from driving for two years

Behaviour was “unpleasant”

A MAN whose behaviour was described as “unpleasant in the extreme”, was ordered to carry out 60 hours unpaid work in the community.
He was Donald McPhee, of Ackergill Crescent, Wick, who admitted a charge of threatening or abusive behaviour in the town described by his agent as “a piece of drunken foolishness”.
McPhee (25) challenged Andrew Macleod to fight and name-called him, in Ackergill Crescent, on September 8.
Sheriff Andrew Berry warned McPhee, who is already engaged in community payback work, and was said to be making “some progress”, to co-operate fully with social workers unless he didn’t want to find himself back in the dock where all sentencing options would be open to the court.

Denies medical centre threats

A WICK man is alleged to have caused a disturbance at the town’s medical centre and threatened doctors.
John Williamson of Kennedy Terrace, Wick, is to stand trial later this month. He has denied behaving in an abusive or threatening manner at the Riverview Practice, on September 8.
They charge which the 46-year-old denies, alleges that he shouted and swore at three doctors, and threatened violence to one of them.
Williamson’s trial is scheduled to take place on December 21.