A man who threatened to stab a member of the public in the face after carrying out two knife point robberies was jailed.
Dean Porter, 38, threatened a group of three teenagers with a knife at Formby station on June 27 last year.
Porter took a phone from one of the teenagers and told him that he would have to withdraw £500 from a cashpoint if he wanted the phone back.
He led the three youths out of station at knifepoint but after a scuffle they managed to escape. Porter then approached a car that had slowed down after the driver witnessed the scuffle.
Porter approached the driver of the car, claiming he had been mugged and asked to be let in the car.
When the driver refused, Porter began to cry until he relented. After climbing into the car Porter immediately produced the knife and held it to the driver’s neck telling him it was his turn now and ordering him to leave the keys in the car and get out. The driver did what he was told.
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Porter drove off in the car before crashing it into another vehicle. Another driver who had witnessed what had happened managed to detain him until police arrived. Porter had repeatedly threatening to stab the brave member of the public in the face.
In custody Porter admitted being drunk and not having a driving licence. While awaiting interview he smeared himself, his cell and the intercom with his own faeces.
Porter, of no fixed abode, later pleaded guilty to theft, threatening with a bladed article and robbery.
During a hearing yesterday ( Monday) at Liverpool Crown court he was sentenced to serve six years in jail and four on licence.
Investigating officer DC Scott McCabe from British Transport Police said: “This was a terrifying experience for all of Porter’s victims. Thankfully a member of the public, who risked his own safety, detained him until police arrived and arrested him.
“Porter’s crime spree has earned him a prison stay and hopefully, time to reflect on his actions. The damage caused that night and the impact on the victims cannot be understated. The fear he instilled in them will stay with them for a long time.”
