A federal jury convicted two Maryland gang leaders, one of whom produced the infamous "Stop Snitching" videos, of racketeering Thursday evening, after two days of deliberation.

Sherman Pride (also known as "Dark Black" and "DB"), 35, of Salisbury and Ronnie Thomas ("Skinny Suge" and "Tall Vialz"), 36, of Baltimore face a maximum of 20 years in prison for the racketeering conspiracy. Thomas also faces a maximum of life in prison for an additional drug conviction.

According to trial testimony, the men were members of the Bloods' violent Tree Top Piru set, which dealt drugs throughout the state and conspired to commit murder and robbery. Pride led a TTP set on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and Thomas was a gang leader in Maryland, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Thomas produced both "Stop Snitching" videos, which encourage retaliation against law enforcement cooperators. Eight others connected to the videos have also been prosecuted and found guilty in federal court.

Sentencing for Pride and Thomas is scheduled for April in Baltimore U.S. District Court. Five other defendants charged with gang racketeering are expected to go on trial in March. Fourteen people have already pleaded guilty to the racketeering charges, and four have admitted to gun or drug offenses.

This article was modified from an earlier version that erroneously included a verbatim sentence from a U.S. Attorney's Office news release. The Baltimore Sun regrets the error.