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Machete-wielding attacker jailed over crime spree
- Johnson, 18, admitted a string of offences including threatening a man with a machete during a May 2025 spree.
- The offences occurred over five days in May 2025 in South Yorkshire, police say.
- Johnson was sentenced to five years and seven months at a Young Offenders' Institution.
- The incidents included threatening a man to secure a car deal and later stealing a mobile phone.
- A subsequent chase saw Johnson brandish a machete and damage a door window while trying to injure a target.
- Johnson pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated burglary, making threats to kill, and theft.
- Con Det Chelsea Russell commented on safety, stressing that communities should not face threats or fear of violence.
- The court case took place at Sheffield Crown Court with the judge delivering the sentence.
- The incident is part of a wider set of related local crime coverage in the BBC briefing.
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