The Traffic Stop That Sparked a Manhunt

What started as a routine traffic stop in Florida quickly turned into one of the most unusual manhunts of 2011. Three siblings. One stolen Subaru. And a decision to run that would put police across multiple states on high alert. Ryan Dougherty, Dylan Dougherty Stanley, and Lee Grace Dougherty became known nationwide as the Dougherty Gang after a violent encounter with a Florida police officer and an armed bank robbery in Valdosta, Georgia. But this wasn't a crime spree that began with a random traffic stop. The siblings had already made plans to leave Florida, and what happened on the road was only part of a much bigger story. In this episode of Behind The Headlines, Joshua John takes a closer look at the Dougherty siblings' 2011 crime spree, the circumstances that led them to flee, the bank robbery that drew national attention, and the investigation that followed. How did three siblings from Florida end up at the center of a nationwide manhunt? And what were they hoping to accomplish by running? This is the story of the Dougherty Gang. Subscribe to The Georgia Gazette for more true crime documentaries, Georgia criminal cases, police investigations, and stories that go beyond the headlines. #DoughertyGang #TrueCrime #BehindTheHeadlines #TheGeorgiaGazette #TrueCrimeDocumentary