First 'Dougherty Gang' Sibling Dylan Dougherty Sentenced to 32 Years

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

By CHRISTINA NG (@ChristinaNg27)
April 30, 2012

Dylan Dougherty, one of three "Dougherty gang" siblings who went on a multi-state crime spree, received a 32-year prison sentence in Colorado today though the trio still has more charges to answer for in another jurisdiction.

Dougherty, 27, was given the maximum sentence for pleading guilty to one count of first-degree assault, according to ABC News' Denver affiliate KMGH. The siblings' crimes included a Colorado shootout with police and a daring bank robbery in Georgia.

Dylan Dougherty's half-siblings Ryan Dougherty, 22, and Lee Grace E. Dougherty, 29, are expected to be sentenced later today.

Officials in Georgia are waiting for the siblings to be extradited for charges related to the bank robbery. After all three are sentenced in Colorado, they are expected to be transported to Albany, Ga., by the U.S. Marshals Service for a hearing May 15.

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[denverbill]

1. I find it odd they are called the 'Dougherty gang'.

That implies more of an organized mob to me, not a trio of siblings.

Also find it a little interesting that he was sentenced to 32 years plus whatever else, whereas the unrepentant Norway mass murderer can't get more than 20.

[monmouth]

2. And the parents have lost three children...n/t

[independentpiney]

3. I could be wrong, but I think the parents had been out of the picture for years

possibly not even either alive. Believe I read that early on when this first started. I think their whole rampage was precipitated by the younger brother being required to register as a sex offender, and then it just spiraled. It was a weird story.

[monmouth]

4. Ahh, thanks. I'll try and check that out...n/t