SAN DIEGO -- A judge in a East County courtroom sent two of the 'Bumfights' video producers to jail on Wednesday.
The "Bumfights" video, in which homeless men were paid to fight and perform dangerous stunts, stunned the nation. Many viewers found the video shocking and pathetic, but 300,000 customers apparently found it to be entertaining.
Ryan McPherson and Zachary Bubeck pleaded guilty in 2003 to staging an illegal fight and were sentenced to community service and given probation.
Prosecutors told Judge Charles Ervin in January that they wanted the men put in jail because they didn't complete court-imposed volunteer work.
Ervin agreed on Wednesday and sentenced both of the men, who were taken into custody in the courtroom on Wednesday, to 180 days in jail.
Details here from NBCSanDiego.com.