A man has been jailed after shouting and swearing at strangers in the street.
Marc McKenzie, 46, was jailed for four months after the incident in the city centre.
Fiscal depute Lucy Simpson said: “At around 11am witnesses observed the accused enter Barnardo’s charity shop on Justice Street. They noted he smelled strongly of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet.
“Around 2pm he was observed by the same witnesses on Justice Street appearing to be intoxicated and staggering around.
“Witnesses observed the accused shouting and swearing and gesticulating to members of the public.
“They observed members of the public to be actively avoiding the accused because of his behaviour.”
Police were called and when they arrived they found him “shouting and drinking from a can of cider”.
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McKenzie, of Jute Street, Aberdeen, pled guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and drinking alcohol in the street on April 6.
Defence agent Lynn Bentley said: “He’s what my lord might consider an old-fashioned alcoholic, a street drinker.
“He has a problem. That problem will just continue unless assistance of some kind is given to him.”
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