A COURT in Chester has banned a 34-year-old man from all licensed premises in Cheshire.

The Asbo imposed by Chester magistrates prevents Dennis Elliot Fontenot from all pubs, restaurants and other on-licensed places in the county.

The 10-year order, applied for by Chester officers, is the first of its kind, and also sees Fontenot prohibited from entering a specified area of Chester between 6.30pm and 7am.

Inspector Mel Williams, who leads Chester Inner Neighbourhood Policing Unit, said: “Fontenot has made life miserable for bar staff and customers in Chester city centre.

“This unprecedented Asbo restricts his movements and behaviour and gives increased reassurance to those who work at licensed premises across the county.

“The fact that he is now banned from all licensed premises throughout Cheshire demonstrates our force commitment to dealing robustly with people who make life difficult for others. He has physically attacked door staff and members of the public and has been abusive, threatening and intimidating – showing scant regard for the law.”

Fontenot, of Gladstone Court, Hawarden, is also banned from encouraging others to act in an anti-social manner, and from using or encouraging others to use foul, abusive, insulting offensive, threatening or intimidating language or behaviour in any public place.

The order also bans him from entering parts of Chester between 6.30pm and 7am and approaching, threatening, intimidating or communicating directly or indirectly with two named people.