HERE’S a selection of court cases featured in this week’s Barnsley Chronicle:
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A WOMBWELL man who is charged with rape and two counts of sexual assault has been granted bail.
Stephen Chambers, 46, appeared at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday but his case was sent to Sheffield Crown Court due to the severity of the charges and he will appear there on December 6.
Chambers, of Park Street, did not enter a plea.
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A BARNSLEY man who is charged with maliciously wounding his brother will appear at Sheffield Crown Court next month.
Scott Langley, 37, of no fixed abode, appeared at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday but did not enter a plea.
He was remanded in custody until his next appearance in Sheffield on December 6.
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A BARNSLEY man has been charged in connection with three alleged burglaries in the town centre.
Jamie Lloyd, of Dillington Road, Worsbrough Common, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court last Saturday charged with three burglaries three counts of handling stolen goods and of production of cannabis.
The 31-year-old was remanded in custody to appear before Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, December 1.
A wanted appeal for Lloyd was issued by police last week.
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A TEENAGER’S cocaine-fuelled ‘blow out’ landed him with 140 hours of unpaid work.
Brandon Maskill, of no fixed abode, appeared at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to possessing a Class A drug, possessing a knife and criminal damage.
Early on October 22, Maskill made his way into the path of an oncoming taxi on Burton Road, Monk Bretton, in the hope it would take him to a friend’s house in Cudworth.
When the driver, Adrian Horja, explained that he was already carrying passengers, the 19-year-old kicked out at his Dacia Logan and caused damage to the value of £300.
When police arrived, Maskill admitted possessing a 3.5-inch lock knife and several bags of cocaine which he had bought for £100 earlier in the night.
Philip Howard, defending, said: “This was a one-off incident which shows the perils of going out and taking drugs. He wanted to go out and forget his troubles. He is not a big drinker so he turned to drugs instead. The knife was not used in a dangerous situation.”
District Judge David Kitson ordered Maskill to carry out the unpaid work and pay £300 in compensation to the taxi driver.
