Tony died in hospital a few days after suffering a head injury after an altercation outside a pub in Blackpool.
Detectives have now charged 10 men with the death of Tony and the disorder leading up to the incident.
The incident occurred at 7pm on the 4th March 2023, when a fight broke out outside the Manchester pub near Rigby Road, following the Blackpool and Burnley game held earlier that day
Following consultations with the Crown Prosecution Service, yesterday officers charged Jake Balmforth, 34, of Tarvin Close, Burnley, with the manslaughter of Mr Johnson.
Nine men have been charged in relation to the disorder that led to Mr Johnson being assaulted.
John Oswell, 49, of Royal Avenue, Blackpool, Jonothan Lines, 31, of Millington Avenue, Blackpool, Reece Hutchinson, 19, of Briarfield Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, and Callum Howarth, 29, of Boleyn Court, Dalkeith Avenue, Blackpool, are charged with affray.
Nicholas Schofield, 31, of Langroyd Road, Colne, John Whiteside, 46, of Noyna Road, Foulridge, Colne, Jason Tattersall, 19, of Aylesbury Walk, Burnley, Joshua Ashton, 19, of Rimmington Avenue, Burnley, and Zak Bailey, 19, of Highfield Avenue, Foulridge, Colne, are charged with affray.
All 10 men have been bailed to appear before Preston Magistrates Court on Wednesday 13th March.
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