Judge Grants Injunction Against Elvis Impersonator

SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Willie Brown has won a temporary restraining order against a San Francisco man who allegedly stalks him, often dressed as a tuxedo-clad Elvis Presley.

A San Francisco Superior Court judge issued the order against Anthony Kneer on Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. It requires Kneer, 38, to steer at least 30 yards clear of Brown.

Kneer has confronted the mayor in his office and at public events, most recently Jan. 31, when he allegedly told security officers in Brown’s office, “I made it through the front doors without being detected. I could have been armed. What do you think of that?” He was dressed as Presley in that incident.

Brown’s request for the order said Kneer has “made a credible threat of violence.” Kneer has a history of arrests for violent acts, police said in court papers.