An Ontario couple was "traumatized"� to find a man who they didn't know passed out under a bed in their home at 5:45 a.m. (Shutterstock)

SARNIA, Ont. -- A man who passed out under a stranger’s bed after walking through an unlocked door has been sentenced to 88 days in jail.

Steven Tyler Williams, 20, pleaded guilty Thursday to prowling on the nights of Oct. 26, 2011, and April 16, 2012. He also pleaded guilty to court-order violations.

A couple was “traumatized” to find Williams, who they didn’t know, passed out under a bed in their home at 5:45 a.m., said assistant Crown attorney Ilana Mizel.

Justice Mark Hornblower said it must have been a “horrific” discovery for the pair.

Williams had apparently rummaged through the home and awoken the residents, who searched the home until they found him under the bed.

He had taken an assortment of street drugs, in violation of a probation order.

Williams told the court he was sorry for what he did.

It's not the first time Williams took shelter at the home of a stranger.

In April, Williams was found under a porch after police were called about a man sleeping in a city park. A resident saw officers searching a nearby park and told them about the man under her porch.

Williams has been undergoing treatment for two years to deal with a drug-abuse problem and the offences occurred during a relapse, the court was told.

In addition to the 88-day jail sentence, which he had already served in pre-sentence custody, Williams was placed on a year’s probation, during which he must abide by a curfew and stay away from the home of the October victims.

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