Update: See the Police Chase That Led to the Fugitive Siblings’ Capture
- Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:14pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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An image of the crashed fugitives' car after the police chase.
DENVER (AP) — Three fugitive siblings being sought for alleged crimes in Florida and Georgia were captured Wednesday in southern Colorado, crashing their vehicle on Interstate 25 after a short chase during which they fired shots at their pursuers, authorities said.
You can watch it unfold below:
The trio – Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21; Dylan Dougherty Stanley, 26; and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29 – had been targets of a weeklong nationwide search. FBI Special Agent Steve Emmett confirmed that the three were in custody in Colorado.
The Colorado State Patrol said the trio was captured near Walsenburg, in southern Colorado. That’s about 85 miles south of Colorado Springs, where the siblings were believed to have been spotted on Tuesday.
Patrol Chief Col. James M. Wolfinbarger said someone reported a car matching the description about 9 a.m., and that troopers spotted the car south of Pueblo about a half-hour later. Troopers tried to stop the car, but the driver eluded them.
During the ensuing chase, the suspects fired shots at troopers, though troopers didn’t return fire. Wolfinbarger said the car crashed on Interstate 25 near an exit, but no details were available. He said the suspects were taken into custody, including one of whom was arrested after a foot chase.
Wolfinbarger said he had been concerned that the search for the fugitives would be dangerous.
“I had a strong concern. I was worried about the safety of our troopers. To have them shooting at you and continue the pursuit, those men are brave,” he said.
A weeklong nationwide search for the trio shifted to Colorado after the sighting in Colorado Springs where authorities say they believe the trio made a purchase at an outdoors store and could be headed to a campground or rural area to try to avoid capture.
The three are suspected of firing at least 20 shots at a Florida officer who tried to pull them over for speeding in a chase at speeds up to 100 mph.
Hours later, three people wearing masks robbed a bank in Valdosta, Ga., about 210 miles north. One robber brandished an AK-47 assault rifle while another was photographed by a security camera waving a machine pistol, the FBI said.
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Comments (68)
olddog
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:57pm25 shots and didn’t hit anything? No one is that bad a shot, what are we missing?
Report Post »Patrick in AZ
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 6:21pmWhere does it say someone fired 25 shots?
Report Post »dinadp
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:56pmGee…I was hoping to read “and there were no survivors”.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:28pmVery proud of my home state’s troopers. Don’t mess with Colorado. We have the high ground.
Report Post »COjohngalt
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 5:24pmI agree…we have a fine bunch of patrolman, especially in SE Colorado. Tell your parents hello from all of us in LJ.
Report Post »Bic
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:57pmTheir parents must be SO proud. I can see them now if front of the judge crying and saying what great kids they really were. Burp
Report Post »NuffSaid
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:37pmWhy are police cars NOT equipped with Lock-on radar and a 20 MM cannon in the front grill?
Report Post »If you run you are guilty.
If you stop and surrender, you are innocent until proven guilty.
David286 - FL
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:57pmYeah lets militarize the police even more then they are already! Real smart!
Report Post »helicop
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 10:10pmDavid-286-FL
Report Post »You really wouldn’t want to be able to stop people who do this sort of thing before they can hurt innocent people? Really? Why don’t you try to live in a world without police. I guarantee you would end up a statistic in a game of survival of the fittest because I‘m guessing you aren’t the fittest. You are an idiot and probably have a rap sheet.
claymoremacm
Posted on August 11, 2011 at 9:10amTSA any questions?
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:31pmJack2011
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:07pm
This whole case was blown WAY out of proportion. They hurt no one and were only a threat to the police who were trying to capture them. They got away with basically nothing. Yet they will probably get life is overboard. EVERYONE knew they would be caught because they don’t look to bright. YAWN.
Why is it that this case got so much attention when FLASH MOBS of blacks are killing/maiming/raping/attacking whites all over the country in multiple cities GETS ZERO attention.
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Exactly!!!!
Report Post »JPRAustin
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:51pmSo, fleeing from the police and firing numerous rounds out of their car window @ pursuing law enforcement, potentially killing an officer or innocent civilians in the area is no big deal to you.
Report Post »Man, is your head screwed on backwards.
Wayne
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:09pmAmen an Amen
Report Post »Richard M
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:20pm“EVERYONE knew they would be caught because they don’t look to bright.” It should read, EVERYONE knew they would be caught because they don’t look too bright. Notice the spelling of the word “to” to “too”. Talk about not too bright. Get rid of the NEA now!
Report Post »Ghostrider
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:37pmWell, it is blown way out of proportion simply because it is white kids. You see, black kids do this everyday so that would rate no coverage, cause it is not new or news. But white kids shooting at the police, now there’s a news story.
Report Post »eagle2715
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 5:32pmBlown out of proportion? AK-47s shoot 7.62 NATO rounds. They do a **** load of damage and can punch through the walls of most houses. How is spraying out of the side of a car at cops in residential areas something that is blown out of proportion? These idiots are lucky they didn’t get shot themselves…
Report Post »weneedrubio
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:27pmBonnie, Clyde and Clyder finally done with their fun. Put them away.
Report Post »Stepaheaded
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:18pmPlease stop calling them “kids”.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:22pmThank you, just because barack says you can stay on your parents insurance til you’re 26 doesnt mean you are a kid til that age.
Report Post »timej31
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:13pmProgressive kids of a progressive chain smoking parent.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:01pmOh yes it was definately the freakin cigerettes that made them do it WTF
Report Post »mattmo79
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:02pmI thought these little turds were going out Bonnie and Clyde style!
Report Post »PDfromToledo
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:32pmwould have been cheaper
Report Post »AlmostaCowboy
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:35pmNo conviction (mentally).
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 4:05pmThat would mean they are lovers? ick.
Report Post »DaveCCC
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:51pmThere is a time to arrest subjects and there is a time to shoot until there is no more resistance. This was one of the times to shoot.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:50pm.
Report Post »Do they have stripper poles in prison?…………
AlmostaCowboy
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:36pmYep. On every door. They’re just very close together.
Report Post »capecodsully
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:49pmGod bless cops.
Report Post »Nepenthe
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:49pmHow very ‘pro-life’ of you.
Report Post »NASTY.FREAK
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:40pmsending them soap with no rope. hope they enjoy it.
Report Post »OnfireNY
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:40pmThey’ll get a slap on the wrist because of their home environment when growing up. Secondly, they were only shooting at cops, who really cares about that. I am sure they have a Facebook and Twitter page with like 100K followers.
“No Jesus, no peace.” –Pope Paul VI
Report Post »Jediusetheforce
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:39pmWe can’t even execute people properly. The cops would probably be put in jail if they killed the kids. All the youth would riot in Colorado just like London. Better build another jail !!
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:38pmFurther proof that there are no lifeguards at the the gene pool.
Report Post »Mtroom
Posted on August 11, 2011 at 2:46amNow that’s funny right there
Report Post »BlueStrat
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:35pmThe video is blocked. I tried disabling all my ad and pop-up blocking software, but I guess unless one is willing to let down all browser protections and let whoever put any kind of advertising/tracking they wish into your browser and computer, they don’t allow you to view the video.
Fine. I’ll simply start avoiding Blaze stories from now on. They’ve made their position clear…surrender your privacy or go away.
I’ll go away, thanks.
It’s been fun fellow Blazers.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:41pmThe sight developers seem to work for the federal government.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:45pmIt worked for me. But bye anyway!
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:02pmThe video worked fine when I clicked on it.
Report Post »dennybug
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:13pmI have my firewall up and had no problem watching!
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:21pmThe video worked fine for me, but finished when the trooper got a flat and finally stopped. BYE BUD
Report Post »realjohn
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:50pmBlue – You didn’t miss anything. The whole thing was worthless. It is a (+/-) 3 minute video (that takes 6 minutes to d/l on a T-1). You never see the car being chased. The pursuit car gets a flat at the 2:30 mark and pulls over – end of video. Be thankful for your pop-up blocker or whatever it was that kept you from viewing it.
Report Post »jueta
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 6:52pmThe video worked fine for me and for everyone else who said it stopped when the police car with the flat pulled over, this is the first police chase in Florida, not the one in Colorado.
Report Post »I_Hate_Libs
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:34pmNext time just shoot them please.
The horror of the Democrat mind.
Report Post »sweathog1948
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:32pmThis reminds me of a movie made in the 60′s called Bonnie and Clyde. How sad to see young people destroying their lives like this.
It is just another part of how far we have gone from God. I think this is only the beginning of such things happening in our Country. Lawlessness is starting to become the norm for America. As Ronald Regan once said, If America is no longer the home of the free and the brave there is no where else to go.
The end times have started and it will only get worse. If you do not know Jesus as your personal savior I would encourage you to seek him now.
Report Post »Patriot
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:31pmGreat cop, super cool under fire….Combat vet???
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:31pmNo video
Report Post »Jediusetheforce
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:29pmThe siblings were firing shots at the vehicles tires not the police officers. Maybe if America knew how to create jobs instead of corporate profits they wouldn’t try this. This country maybe has 5 years or this is going to seem like nothing but a bump in the road. Idle time is trouble time.
Report Post »Iamnotanumber
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:46pmNO they were shooting at a PEACE OFFICER charged with the safety of the community, if people shoot at cops they will not think twice about shooting a civilian. I doubt they have the expertise with their fire arms to shoot out a tire at that range under stressful conditions
Report Post »capecodsully
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:48pmGive it a rest. If kids can’t find a job they can create one like generations of strong independent Americans before them. The youth of today had better figure out that life does not get handed to you like a baby bottle. Life is what you MAKE it. Work for yourself, stop crying, get off your butt! Life can get a whole lot worse when you mess with the wrong person and end up six feet under.
Report Post »dndcrazy
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:52pmSure blame someone else as always. These 3 morons were shooting at out police officers!!! What if a kid or anyone was walking down the street and got hit by a stray bullet? Would you say, “well they were just shooting at the cops tires.” Give me a break!!!!
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:07pmThis whole case was blown WAY out of proportion. They hurt no one and were only a threat to the police who were trying to capture them. They got away with basically nothing. Yet they will probably get life is overboard. EVERYONE knew they would be caught because they don’t look to bright. YAWN.
Why is it that this case got so much attention when FLASH MOBS of blacks are killing/maiming/raping/attacking whites all over the country in multiple cities GETS ZERO attention.
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:16pmMy very favorite saying is idle hands are the devil’s workshop.
Report Post »timej31
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:18pmThe Chinese have a solution in place for this. They don’t allow feral kids and I am starting to think we need not a trade agreement but a persons swap agreement. Communist live with and in communist countries. We will just change the name of this country to Corporate Office. How’s that?
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 3:23pm@Cape-
I respectfully disagree. The government is making it ever so difficult for people to sustain themselves and crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. Recall the 4-year old and the lemonade stand.
Not that this gives these hoodlums the right to do what they have done, it doesn’t it. But times a have changed since my great grandparents day when starting your own business didn’t require a loan from the bank, a business plan, licenses, fees, and whatever else hoop the government wants you to jump through.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:29pmA stripper, a child molestor and a stoner. Someone has done some serious pi$$ing in that gene pool.
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