A man has been banned from attending football matches for three years after he tried to headbutt a police officer after a Bristol City match. Patrick Elkins, of Silverhill Road in Henbury, appeared in Bristol Magistrates Court on Thursday, March 30 and pleaded guilty to a public order offence.
Elkins, 33, was abusive to Manchester City fans following Bristol City's FA Cup defeat to the club on Tuesday, February 28. When approached by officers, he made threats towards them before trying to headbutt an officer.
He pleaded guilty to to a public order offence of threatening or abusive behaviour and one count of common assaulting against an emergency worker. Elkins received a three year banning order for his offences, preventing him from attending any match in the UK for the duration of the order.
