Three people have been charged with multiple counts of aggravated burglary.
Michael Magee, 26, of Bournemouth, James Owen, 27, of no fixed address in Chippenham, and Ewan Parrott, 24, of no fixed address, Chippenham, have been charged with two counts of aggravated burglary.
One count occurred in Pockeridge Road, Corsham, on March 23 and another on March 24 in Chaveywell Court, Calne.
Owen and Magee have also been charged with aggravated burglary, section 18 wounding with intent and false imprisonment which all occurred in the Devon and Cornwall areas in March.
All three have been remanded in custody to appear at Swindon Crown Court on May 3.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service, aggravated burglary is when someone commits a burglary and at the time has with them any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence, or any explosive.
The maximum sentence is life imprisonment, and is indictable only meaning it can only be tried in the Crown Court.
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