Kirkcaldy man made threats of violence while holding garden fork
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Neil Proctor, of Earn Road, appeared before Sheriff Maryam Labaki at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Proctor, 43, admitted that on June 21, 2020 at an address in Carberry Road, Kirkcaldy he behaved in a threatening manner likely to cause fear and alarm in that he acted aggressively and made threats of violence while holding a garden fork.
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Hide AdThe Procurator Fiscal Depute told the court: “In the early hours of the morning, witnesses were woken up by a notification that there was somebody outside the property from the doorbell alarm system.
"They went to see who was there and the accused was found in the garden hiding behind the shed.
"They asked him why he was there and he said he was looking for his dog.
"When he was told to leave the garden, he replied: “Try it and I will stick this fork in your neck”.”
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Hide AdProctor was identified to police and when he was taken into custody, he became unwell and taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment.
Proctor’s defence lawyer said his client was due to enter a rehab facility in December and suggested it might be appropriate to defer sentence until this was complete at the end of January.
Sheriff Labaki opted to defer sentence until February 3, 2022 and called for the preparation of an updated progress report along with a restriction of liberty order assessment.