Three Florida siblings at the center of a multistate crime spree and manhunt last year were each sentenced on Monday to more than 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal bank robbery and firearms charges in Georgia.
Dylan Dougherty Stanley, 27, Lee Grace Dougherty, 30, and Ryan Edward Dougherty,
23, admitted earlier this year to firing shots at the ceiling and
stealing $5,168 from a bank in Valdosta in August 2011 during a
cross-country spree that made national headlines.
The siblings were also accused of shooting at a Florida police officer before robbing the Georgia bank and fleeing to southern Colorado, where they were caught following a high-speed chase and shootout.
Each of the
siblings received a sentence of 35 years and eight months in the Georgia
case. In addition, they will have to serve five years of supervised
release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia said on Monday.
They each will have repay CertusBank $1,738, according to prosecutors.
In April, the trio
pleaded guilty in Colorado to charges connected to the spree, which
ended when they crashed their stolen car near Walsenburg, about 160
miles south of Denver, after engaging in a running gun battle with
police.
Dylan Dougherty Stanley was sentenced in Colorado to 32 years for first-degree assault, while Ryan Dougherty
received 18 years on five counts of felony menacing. Lee Dougherty got
24 years for felony menacing and attempted first-degree assault.
The siblings still face charges in Pasco County, Florida, including attempted murder of a police officer.
As part of their
plea agreements, their sentence in Georgia and any punishment they
receive in Florida will run concurrent with the Colorado prison terms.
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