AKRON, Ohio -- A member of a violent Akron gang will spend the next two years in prison.

Jaquay C. Johnson, 30, of Akron, pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal gang, a second-degree felony. Summit County Judge Alison McCarty handed down the sentence.

Johnson admitted to being a member of the Kaika Klan Outlaws, or KKO, which has been the subject of two criminal investigations since 2003. Robbery charges that accused Johnson of being part of a group that robbed a man for $4.90 were dropped as part of the plea agreement between prosecutors and defense attorneys.

He was identified as being part of the robbery because of his facial tattoo of a tiger, according to police reports. Johnson's criminal history includes a five-year prison stint for firing a gun into a crowd on Jan. 18, 2004, injuring three people.

The Kaika Klan Outlaws were first targeted by federal agents in 2003. Police raided five Akron homes and arrested 44 gang members. One of the gang members robbed an undercover detective during the investigation.

Akron police conducted an investigation in 2009 that ended with the arrests of 31 more gang members, who were charged in county court.

Four people, including one teenager, accused of being part of the gang tried to rob a man and ended up fatally shooting Parris Wicks III, a former football star at Youngstown State University and Ellet High School. All four were sentenced to prison for their roles in the murder.