And the law won.

According to police officials, officers responded to a call in the 500 block of South Franklin Street, where, upon arrival they witnessed the individuals from the prankster show trespassing beyond a fenced-in area that had a"no trespassing" sign posted.

Police named the individuals as Philip Clapp of Los Angeles, who goes by the name Johnny Knoxville on the show, Michael Ballard of Manhattan Beach, Calif., Jeffrey Tremaine of Hollywood, Erik Hedgegaard of Pelham Manor, N.Y., Brandon Margera of West Chester, and Brandon DiCamillo of West Chester.

The group was apparently trying to jump a bicycle over a creek on the property, police said.

DiCamillo and Margera were issued citations and released at the scene.

The other four individuals were taken by police to District Court in West Chester where they were arraigned before Justice Mark A. Bruno. They pleaded guilty and paid fines of $200 each, plus court costs.

Margera and DiCamillo will have 10 days to submit a guilty or not guilty plea to Bruno.

Clapp, Ballard, Tremaine and Hedgegaard didn't let a citation or significant fine deter their rambunctious attitudes as they left the court. They joked about the experience as an MTV camera rolled, and offered fictitious names when asked who they should be quoted as.

"Jackass," which airs on Sunday nights at 9, features a group of 20-somethings, led by renegade prankster Knoxville, performing outrageously creative stunts designed to leave viewers scratching their heads and asking the person next to them if they just saw that.

The show has a strong West Chester flavor, with segments being filmed at West Chester University, the West Goshen Shopping Center and Westtown Shopping Center.

Margera and DiCamillo are part of a group of local youths involved with the production of the show.

A call seeking comment from MTV officals was not returned.