THREE men and a teenager have been charged with violent crime and drug offences, and another charged with witness intimidation, after reports of organised criminality across South Yorkshire.
Christopher Baulk, 35, of Barnsley, is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, two counts of GBH, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a controlled drug, and threatening a person with a blade in a public place.
Joshua Redfearn, 24, of Doncaster Road, Barnsley, is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, two counts of GBH and threatening a person with a blade in a public place.
Kieran Roebuck, 28, of Charity Street, Barnsley, is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, GBH and threatening a person with a blade in a public place.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, two counts of GBH and threatening a person with a blade in a public place.
Ashley Thompson, 35, of no fixed abode, is charged with intimidating a witness.
All four men and the teenager have been remanded into police custody and will appear before Sheffield Crown Court in May.
