Chesterfield men jailed after incident outside town centre bar

Two men have been jailed after an incident outside a Chesterfield bar two weeks ago.

Officers were called to Gasoline, in Salter Gate, just after 4:30pm on Saturday 22 February, after a member of staff was threatened then assaulted and his body camera was stolen.

Sean Sissons and Stephen Donaldson were arrested a short time later and the following day they were charged, with assault and theft respectively, and remanded into police custody.

The pair appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on 24 February and admitted the offences.

Sissons, a prolific anti-social behaviour (ASB) offender in the town, was jailed for 18 weeks.

The 37-year-old of Springbank Road, Chesterfield was also handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order preventing him from entering Chesterfield town centre.

Donaldson, 38, of Clarence Road, Chesterfield, was jailed for 18 weeks.

Sergeant Josh Carter said:

“During the last six months we have seen a significant reduction in anti-social behaviour in Chesterfield and, alongside partner agencies, have secured a number of civil injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) against repeat offenders.

“There is still work to be done to tackle ongoing issues and we continue to work closely with partners to remedy these, but this process is well underway.

“This sentencing is another example of that work, and we are pleased that Sissons, who has caused a repeated nuisance in the town centre for some time, has now been made subject of a CBO.

“He has previously been subject to a community protection warning, a community protection notice, and civil injunction but has continued to reoffend which means we have now been successful in securing a CBO.

“If Sissons does breach the order, he could face a further prison term.

“We are committed to remaining visible in our communities and very much rely on the public reporting incidents and breaches of civil injunction and CBOs to us, so that we can act to ensure the most persistent offenders are dealt with.”

If you do notice someone in breach of a CBO or civil injunction you can report it via one of the following methods:

• Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form
• Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
• Phone – call us on 101 

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.