BADNESS
08-11-2011, 10:22 AM
Dougherty Gang capture went down in true Hollywood fashion
Pueblo County Sheriff's OfficeFrom left to right: Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21, Dylan Dougherty Stanley, 26, and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29. The Hollywood-esque tale of the Dougherty Gang came to an abrupt end along a stretch of Colorado asphalt, brought down by one cop's quick thinking.
The sinister siblings, Lee Grace Dougherty, Ryan Edward Dougherty, and Dylan Dougherty Stanley, were arrested Wednesday after a 20-mile car chase along Interstate 25, authorities said.
The trio shot at cops during the 100 mph pursuit, one of siblings shooting back with an AK-47, police said.
What the Doughertys didn't know was that an off-duty Colorado State Patrol officer heard they were coming his way, the Denver Post reported. In his vehicle was a "stop-stick," a tire-deflating device, and he was ready for the siblings when they came his way.
The white, four-door Subaru Impreza they were driving was soon off the road and smashed into a guard rail, police said. The Dougherty Gang quickly fled the vehicle as cops closed in.
Police are at the scene where the Doughertys crashed their automobile. (Mike Sweeney/AP)
Lee Grace "took off running," Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor said at a news conference on Wednesday. She "turned to chamber a round" but was then shot in the leg by police.
The two brothers went down far easier, with one captured immediately and the other found hiding nearby after a brief foot chase.
"No law enforcement officers were injured during the various shots fired incidents with the trio," the Pueblo Co. Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Among the weapons found in the Doughertys' car were two machine pistols, two AK-47s and a handgun, ABC News reported.
"This is a great example of a joint effort by sister agencies," Colorado State Patrol Lt. Col. Anthony Padilla told the Denver Post. "We did not think there would be a very good ending to this."
Lee Grace, who recently posted several racy photos of herself on Flickr, was shot in the leg during her capture. (Mike Sweeney/AP)
The daring tale of the Dougherty Gang started in Florida, when a similar high speed chase ended with them escaping into Georgia. That chase also reached speeds of around 100 mph, authorities there said, and included an exchange of gunfire.
No one was injured during that chase, which left a police car with a flat tire.
The three are believed to have later robbed a bank in Georgia, the FBI said. The Doughertys reportedly seen in Tennessee before turning up in Colorado.
All three of the siblings have had trouble with the law in the past.
Lee Grace, a 29-year-old part-time stripper, has been busted for several hit-and-run incidents.
Ryan, 26, is a registered sex offender and was accused of sending hundreds of sexually explicit texts to an 11-year-old.
Dylan had previously been arrested for possession of marijuana.
Pueblo County Sheriff's OfficeFrom left to right: Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21, Dylan Dougherty Stanley, 26, and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29. The Hollywood-esque tale of the Dougherty Gang came to an abrupt end along a stretch of Colorado asphalt, brought down by one cop's quick thinking.
The sinister siblings, Lee Grace Dougherty, Ryan Edward Dougherty, and Dylan Dougherty Stanley, were arrested Wednesday after a 20-mile car chase along Interstate 25, authorities said.
The trio shot at cops during the 100 mph pursuit, one of siblings shooting back with an AK-47, police said.
What the Doughertys didn't know was that an off-duty Colorado State Patrol officer heard they were coming his way, the Denver Post reported. In his vehicle was a "stop-stick," a tire-deflating device, and he was ready for the siblings when they came his way.
The white, four-door Subaru Impreza they were driving was soon off the road and smashed into a guard rail, police said. The Dougherty Gang quickly fled the vehicle as cops closed in.
Police are at the scene where the Doughertys crashed their automobile. (Mike Sweeney/AP)
Lee Grace "took off running," Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor said at a news conference on Wednesday. She "turned to chamber a round" but was then shot in the leg by police.
The two brothers went down far easier, with one captured immediately and the other found hiding nearby after a brief foot chase.
"No law enforcement officers were injured during the various shots fired incidents with the trio," the Pueblo Co. Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Among the weapons found in the Doughertys' car were two machine pistols, two AK-47s and a handgun, ABC News reported.
"This is a great example of a joint effort by sister agencies," Colorado State Patrol Lt. Col. Anthony Padilla told the Denver Post. "We did not think there would be a very good ending to this."
Lee Grace, who recently posted several racy photos of herself on Flickr, was shot in the leg during her capture. (Mike Sweeney/AP)
The daring tale of the Dougherty Gang started in Florida, when a similar high speed chase ended with them escaping into Georgia. That chase also reached speeds of around 100 mph, authorities there said, and included an exchange of gunfire.
No one was injured during that chase, which left a police car with a flat tire.
The three are believed to have later robbed a bank in Georgia, the FBI said. The Doughertys reportedly seen in Tennessee before turning up in Colorado.
All three of the siblings have had trouble with the law in the past.
Lee Grace, a 29-year-old part-time stripper, has been busted for several hit-and-run incidents.
Ryan, 26, is a registered sex offender and was accused of sending hundreds of sexually explicit texts to an 11-year-old.
Dylan had previously been arrested for possession of marijuana.