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Facebook pics bring thugs unstuck
This picture saw gang member Joe Brent-Mitchell, 23, jailed for possessing a firearm.

Facebook pics bring thugs unstuck

AEST 11:30, Tue Sep 8 2009
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Brazen British gang members who posed with an array of weapons have had their photos used against them.

Joe Brent-Mitchell and Jamie Howde, of Sheffield's notorious Parson Cross Crew, were each jailed for more than four years after being snapped grinning with a sawn-off shotgun.

Although the firearm was never found, weapons experts verified its authenticity in court.

A 17-year-old was also found guilty of a similar charge.

The photos were uncovered on the internet by an angry local who posted them to a "name and shame" Facebook group.

This picture saw gang member Joe Brent-Mitchell, 23, jailed for possessing a firearm.
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