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The man appeared before Derry Magistrates' Court
When police found a man asleep in a sleeping bag in the car park of a Strabane church he told them he was 'going on a hike' to Dublin.
Aurimas Degimas (40) of Foyle Crescent in Newbuildings appeared for breaching his bail.
A police officer said it was 'unusual circumstances' in that when police found the defendant in Strabane he was 14 miles from his bail address and said he was planning to leave the jurisdiction.
Defence solicitor Keith Kyle said his client wanted to contest the original charge.
District Judge Barney McElholm said the original charge was more one of putting the injured party in fear of assault rather than a direct assault.
He said that his main concern was that Degimas expressed a desire to leave the jurisdiction.
He said the only way he would grant bail was if there was a 'sufficient cash surety'.
He released Degimas on bail of £500 cash and on condition he has no contact with the alleged injured party.
The defendant will appear again on April 3.
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