A gang of YouTube pranksters was jailed for staging a fake robbery in an art gallery

Four members of a prank channel on YouTube have been given prison sentences over a stunt they carried out which involved a fake robbery at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

BBC News reports that Trollstation members Daniel Jarvis, Helder Gomes, Endrit Ferizolli, and Ebenezer Mensah were all given jail sentences for their role in the fake art heist.

The prank video, which has almost 200,000 views on YouTube, shows the men wearing tights over their heads as they pretend to steal paintings from the gallery.

Some gallery visitors are seen smiling, but others flee the gallery:

The BBC reports that Daniel Jarvis was given a 20-week prison sentence, Ebenezer Mensah and Helder Gomes received 18-week sentences, and Endrit Ferizolli was sent to prison for 16 weeks. A fifth member of the group, Danh Van Le, was given a 12-week prison sentence in March for the robbery and also 24 weeks for a bomb hoax.

View the full video here: