Man charged over machete incident on Sheffield street

A man has been charged over an incident in which a machete was allegedly wielded in a Sheffield street.

Scott Hensley, aged 32, of no fixed abode, has been charged with possessing a bladed article in a public place, assault of an emergency worker, criminal damage and racially aggravated harassment.

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A man has been charged over an incident in Norton Lees Road, Meersbrook, in which a machete is alleged to have been wieldedplaceholder image
A man has been charged over an incident in Norton Lees Road, Meersbrook, in which a machete is alleged to have been wielded

Hensley was arrested after officers were called on September 25 to reports of a man with a knife on Norton Lees Road, Meersbrook.

South Yorkshire Police said nobody was was injured.

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