12 charged over 'ride out' event which saw off-road bikers go on the rampage

It’s alleged the men - aged between 18 and 39 - were among a large group of lout bikers who took part in an illegal bike rally through Solihull and across Birmingham during a five-hour rampage on 26 June last year.

They have all been charged with causing public nuisance - an offence which can carry a significant prison sentence - and are set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on January 18 for a first hearing.

The men charged are:

• Bradley Bateman, a 24-year-old warehouse worker from Lockin Croft in Castle Vale

• Nicholas Dore, a 27-year-old mechanic from Wardlow Road in Nechells

• Shaqeel Karim, a 23-year-old warehouse worker from Wallace Road in Oldbury

• Jack Bentley, a 24-year-old admin assistant from Marlborough Road, Castle Bromwich

• Samuel Ward, a 20-year-old student from West Heath in Oldbury

• John Mcdonald, a 27-year-old factory worker from Ridfield Road in Birmingham

• Joshua Birchall, a 19-year-old delivery worker from Chantry Crescent in Great Barr

• Jamie Boyden, a 28-year-old mechanic from Keats Road in Wolverhampton

• Jamie Bayliss, aged 26, from Camberly Grove in Erdington

• Dean Moore, a 39-year-old security worker from St Giles Road in Tile Cross

• Darren Brown, a 39-year-old groundsman from Morar Close in Castle Vale

• Unemployed 18-year-old Luke Fox from Dagnell Road in Birmingham

Six other men and a teenage lad have already appeared in court also charged with public nuisance relating to anti-social biking.

Adam Ballanger 24, from Partridge Road in Yardley and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both admitted the charge at Birmingham Crown Court on December 8.