Man jailed for violent disorder in Walton

A man has been jailed for nearly two years after he threw a bottle at police deployed to keep the public safe during violent disorder in Liverpool on 3 August.

David Finn, 37 years, of Neston Street, Walton appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today (Thursday 3 October) where he was jailed for 22 months for violent disorder.

He was filmed throwing a glass bottle at police officers who had been dispatched to keep people and property safe during violent scenes on County Road

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “Finn made a conscious decision to join a mob of people who were intent on bringing aggression, violence and destruction to the streets of Walton that night.

“They left local people of all ages in fear as the sights and sounds of bottles and bricks being thrown, bins being set alight and shops being looted brought fear and panic to residential streets.

“I hope his sentencing today sends a very clear message that such behaviour has no place in Merseyside, and anyone who engages in such wanton destruction will be brought to justice.

“You could end up like David Finn, who will mark his 38th birthday in prison this weekend.

“The total number of people arrested for disorder in Merseyside now stands at 121, with 83 charged and now 61 sentenced to a combined 129-and-a-half years.

“Our work to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside will not stop until we’ve put everyone we possibly can before the courts.”

We would encourage anyone with information to contact us via Public Portal (mipp.police.uk) or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Our latest gallery of images of people we are looking to speak to can be found here: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/september/cctv-appeal-to-help-find-73-people-following-disorder-in-merseyside/