Blackpool man who stabbed Layton teenager is arrested after 3 months on the run

A wanted Blackpool man convicted of stabbing a teenager in Layton has been arrested after failing to appear at court for trial.
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 16th Jul 2021, 11:15 BST
Updated 16th Jul 2021, 12:04 BST
Jordan McManus, 23, of Caunce Street, Blackpool was convicted in his absence at Preston Crown Court in May and found guilty of stabbing a 17-year-old boy in Foxdale Avenue on April 22, 2020. Pic: Lancashire PoliceJordan McManus, 23, of Caunce Street, Blackpool was convicted in his absence at Preston Crown Court in May and found guilty of stabbing a 17-year-old boy in Foxdale Avenue on April 22, 2020. Pic: Lancashire Police
Jordan McManus, 23, of Caunce Street, Blackpool was convicted in his absence at Preston Crown Court in May and found guilty of stabbing a 17-year-old boy in Foxdale Avenue on April 22, 2020. Pic: Lancashire Police

Jordan McManus, 23, of Caunce Street, was convicted in his absence at Preston Crown Court in May for offences of Section 18 wounding and possession of a bladed article in a public place.

He was found guilty of stabbing a 17-year-old boy in Foxdale Avenue on April 22, 2020, but had gone on the run for three months to avoid trial.

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McManus had been due to appear at court in April but failed to show and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

But yesterday (Thursday, July 15), McManus was arrested by police in Bradford, West Yorkshire and handed over to Lancashire Police.

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