Seven more men jailed for violent disorder in Southport

Seven men have been jailed for a combined 16 years and eight months for their role in disorder in Merseyside.

They appeared at Liverpool Crown Court recently after all pleading guilty to violent disorder in Southport at previous hearings.

It means the total number of people now in prison cells following disorder in Southport and Liverpool stands at 22.

The latest men jailed are:

• David Engleby, 29, of Scarisbrick New Road, Southport, was sentenced to two years and four months.
• Paul Dryhurst, 33, of Gale Road, Litherland, was sentenced to two years.
• Luke Summerfield, 33, of Mansfield Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to two years and two months.
• Connor Prescott, 25, of Vaughan Road, Birkdale, was sentenced to two years and four months.
• Harvey Gabbott, 21, of Hillside, Tarleton, was sentenced to two years.
• Andrew Jackson, 41, of Ramford Street, St Helens, was sentenced to two years and eight months.
• Joshua Jones, 31, of St Mark’s Road, in Chester, was sentenced to three years and two months.

Gabbott was sentenced on Friday, 16 August, and Engleby, Dryhurst, Summerfield, Prescott, and Jackson, were sentenced yesterday, Monday, 20 August.  Jackson,  as well as being sentenced for violent disorder, was also sentenced for possession of a controlled class B drug (cannabis).

Assistant Chief Constable Paul White said: “These seven individuals took part in violent disorder in Southport and it is right that they have been given custodial sentences.

“We are sending out a clear message to anyone who has been involved in violent disorder recently  that they will be dealt with through the courts and we are continuing to look through evidence to track them down. To behave so badly is despicable and I am appalled by their behaviour.”