More than five years' jail for violent teenager
A TEENAGER who chased a man along a street while wielding a machete - and then attacked his home - has been jailed for more than five years.
Jayden Johnson, from Thurnscoe, has been sentenced for a string of offences from May last year.
Johnson arranged to buy a car through an online marketplace. When the seller arrived, the 18-year-old made threats towards him, leaving him fearing for his safety before driving away in the victim's vehicle.
Less than 24 hours later, Johnson stole a mobile phone after assaulting his victim.
Three days after the phone theft, Johnson ran up Chapel Lane, Thurnscoe, brandishing a machete before smashing a door window in an attempt to harm the occupant of the property - having previously made threats to kill the same person.
Johnson was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated burglary, making threats to kill, possession of a bladed article in a public place, assault, theft and robbery - and he pleaded guilty to everything.
Johnson, of Stotfield Drive, was jailed for five years and seven months at Sheffield Crown Court.
The officer in charge of the investigation, Det Con Chelsea Russell, said: "Those that call our communities home should not expect threats or fear of violence while going about their daily lives.
"Johnson repeatedly targeted one victim and wreaked havoc on a number of others who he targeted with his threatening and persistent behaviour.
“I am glad that through the Neighbourhood Crime Team’s hard work, as well as detailed witness testimonies, a violent man has been taken off the streets of South Yorkshire."