A dangerous gun thug who once stabbed a man for refusing to give him a cigarette smiled, laughed and waved to his mum as he was jailed over a spate of shocking crimes.
Dylan Johnston, 27, shouted "mum I'll ring you" after a judge handed an extended sentence of 27 years behind bars and a further four on licence at Liverpool Crown Court, meaning he must serve a minimum of 18 before he can apply to a Parole Board for early release.
Johnston, of no fixed abode but from the Ellesmere Port area, was brought down as part of investigation into the crimes of Kirkdale based 'Deli Mob' hitman Jonathan Gordon, 34, who sat beside him in the dock. Gordon personally carried out a successful acid attack, plotted two others which failed, and was linked to a spate of shootings - landing him with a life sentence.
