Three men jailed following disorder in Merseyside

Pictured left to right: Michael Porter, Robbie Johnson and Daniel Busuttil

Three men have been jailed today, Monday 30 September, for their role in violent disorder in Merseyside

The three offenders appeared at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to violent disorder in Southport and Liverpool.

They are:

• Michael Porter, 40 years, of Stanley Road, Bootle, was sentenced to 2 years in prison for violent disorder in Liverpool
• Robbie Johnson, 28 years, of Norfolk Street, Wigan, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for violent disorder in Southport
• Daniel Busuttil, 33 years, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in prison for violent disorder in Southport

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Roberts said: “All three men, Porter, Johnson and Busuttil, played an active part in the shocking scenes of violent disorder we all witnessed in Southport and Liverpool.

“The total number of people arrested for disorder in Merseyside now stands at 120, with 82 charged and 59 sentenced to a combined 126 years and 8 months.

“We continue to remain steadfast in our investigation to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside and we 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: Images released of 73 people who we believe could have information about disorder in https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/september/cctv-appeal-to-help-find-73-people-following-disorder-in-merseyside/