Chester Magistrates Court AN arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of turning up to Chester Magistrates Court with a knuckle duster. Marek Novak, 40, of Newhaven Avenue, Manchester, was due to appear at Chester Magistrates Court on Wednesday, December 23, to enter a plea on the charge of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. However, Novak did not turn up to the court in his allotted time slot, and a warrant was issued for his arrest as a result. It is alleged Novak previously turned up at Chester Magistrates Court on December 7 for a separate, road traffic totters hearing, while in possession of the knuckle duster.