A robber who carried out acid attacks and shootings on behalf of an underworld boss left a father of three with temporary blindness.
Kirkdale man Jonathan Gordon charged £ 6,000 for an acid attack and £ 10,000 for blinding someone. Gordon, linked to the notorious gang “Deli Mob”, committed violence under a contract for head of the underworld.
He nearly blinded a man after throwing a container of acid in his face, planning further attacks and organizing the shooting of another man’s house. Gordon is involved in two other street shootings in Liverpool.
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Gordon, 34, was found guilty of three counts of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm yesterday; two charges of possession of a life-threatening firearm and one charge of conspiracy to possess a life-threatening firearm. The man from northern Liverpool was found guilty of the charges after a trial in the Royal Court of Liverpool.
Gordon’s 27-year-old collaborator Dylan Johnston was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Stephen Anthony Wisset, 28, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
The three men, all part of the same conspiracy, were prosecuted as a result of police intrusion into the EncroChat telephone network. On April 14, 2019, the first victim left his home on Milton Street, St. Helens, to take a charger from his car.
Gordon, who used the Valuedbridge handle at EncroChat, was waiting for him and threw a container of acid in his face. The victim was temporarily blinded, but regained her sight months later after medical treatment. During an identity parade, he chose Gordon.
Dylan Johnston was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. (Image: NCA)
Gordon is planning a second acid attack on a man in Blackpool. His boss said the victim “needs a good liter for him” – and a third attack on a man in Warrington. The attack in Blackpool was canceled because it was planned to take place during the first blockade, when the roads were empty and violators were worried that police would notice their stolen car.
On April 6, 2020, Gordon and accomplices Dylan Johnston, 27, and Stephen Wisset, 28, drove a stolen Ford Fiesta to Bertals Road, Warrington, and planned to throw acid on a man who lived on the property.
Noticing that the house had video surveillance, they abandoned the attack and decided to return the next day in disguise.
But the next day, April 7, while in Liverpool, the three offenders were approached by patrol officers. Gordon, Johnston and Wisset fled, but the car was seized and the attack prevented. A forensic examination found Wissett’s DNA on a Lucozade bottle, a steering wheel and a pair of gloves. Johnston’s DNA was on another pair of gloves.
The criminal boss was not worried about the failed offer and wanted Gordon to return to Birtles Road and “double the dose” and “cook” the intended victim with acid.
Stephen Anthony Wissett is guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. (Image: NCA)
During this time, the NCA and police learned that the grenade had been left in the front garden of the house on Birtles Road, Warrington. Using EncroChat intelligence, NCA officials organized a bomb squad to carry out a controlled grenade explosion on April 14.
Therefore, the OCG stopped the planned acid attack, as it was obvious that law enforcement agencies were involved. Gordon was still discussing the planned acid attack, telling his boss, “He’s going blind, bro.”
Reports from EncroChat also show that Gordon was involved in a street shootout on January 24, 2020 with an unknown man.
Evidence from the cell site shows that Gordon’s cell phone was on Wilburn Street, Liverpool, around midnight, and Gordon also sent a message to his boss that he had “released a video on the street.” Officers present at the scene found a kicked-out front door to a house with Gordon’s DNA on it and the handle on the back door.
Reports also revealed that Gordon was involved in another shootout with an unknown assailant on May 25, 2020. At 11.45 pm, the man approached Gordon with an electric motor and they exchanged fire – a bullet from Gordon’s Grand Power pistol went through the bedroom window. of an elderly couple’s house in Carisbrook Road, Liverpool.
Gordon later told his boss at EncroChat that he had lost his Great Power – and sent him a picture of a newspaper story about the shooting. His hand was visible in the photo, and a fingerprint expert compared his palm to the palm of the photo, saying it was both Gordon’s.
Gordon was also involved in a plot to shoot a property in Reaper Close, Warrington, on March 20, 2020.
Gordon and Johnston organized a team to fire at the windows of the house in a car attack. Phone records link the two men, who called each other minutes after the attack. Detectives have proven that the bullets came from the same gun that was involved in the shooting on Wilburn Street.
Ben Ruther, NCA’s operational manager, said: “I testify to the victim in this case and thank him for his courage and support to help bring Jonathan Gordon to justice.
“The victim received life-altering injuries and the physical and mental consequences of his attack cannot be overstated.
“Jonathan Gordon is an extremely dangerous offender. His actions were extremely bad, he did not think of blinding victims for money.
“He brought a really high level of damage to the streets as a guard of his OCG and is lucky that no one was killed in his chaotic and reckless use of firearms.
“I congratulate the investigators of the National Crime Agency, the Merseyside Police and the Cheshire Police. It was a long, complex investigation spanning several years, and the staff worked tirelessly to ensure that the evidence gathered left the jury in no doubt about Gordon’s guilt.
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