TWO Oldbury men have been charged with causing public nuisance in connection with a ‘Ride Out’ event that saw off-road bikers run amok on the region’s roads.

Shaqeel Karim, a 23-year-old warehouse worker from Wallace Road and 20-year-old student Samuel Ward, from West Heath, were allegedly 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 June 26 last year.

The pair and 10 others have 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 other 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

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

• 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 boy have already appeared in court also charged with public nuisance relating to anti-social biking.

Adam Ballanger, aged 24, of 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.