 The gang were sentenced to a total of 49 years in prison in August 2008.The gang comprised Ricky Johnson (born 1954), his sons Richard "Chad" Johnson (born 1975) and Albi Johnson (born 1983), Daniel O'Loughlin (born 1976 and the nephew of Ricky Johnson) and Michael Nicholls (born 1979) the boyfriend of Ricky Johnson's daughter.In addition to the thefts from stately homes the gang were involved in thefts from shops, cash machines and metal merchants.