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Delton Jones Jailed for Role in Near-Fatal Liverpool Bar Stabbing

Arrested in Spain after fleeing the UK, he was returned under extradition for sentencing on wounding with intent.

Overview

  • Jones pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and violent disorder and received a nine-year prison term plus a five-year licence period.
  • He was arrested in Spain in December 2024 after fleeing the UK and extradited back in May 2025 ahead of his conviction.
  • Liverpool Crown Court heard that Jones joined a “pack of animals” in a nightclub brawl that spilled into the street and ended in a stabbing.
  • Judge Stuart Driver KC highlighted Jones’s prior manslaughter conviction as a key aggravating factor and deemed him a high risk of serious harm.
  • Boxer Anthony Dodson survived but continues under cardiac care after suffering lasting heart impairment from two chest stab wounds.