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The Dougherty Gang – The Whole Story

The Dougherty Gang was a group of three siblings whose brief crime spree caught the attention of the Nation. The Dougherty Gang consisted of Lee Grace Dougherty and her two brothers Ryan Dougherty and Dylan Dougherty. In this article on My Crime Library we are going to take a closer look at the bizarre crime spree of the Dougherty Gang

Early Years Of The Dougherty Gang

The Dougherty Gang were from Florida and everything came to a terrible end when Ryan had to attend court to answer to charges of “sending a minor harmful information” and “lewd and lascivious conduct.” which came from an incident where Ryan was texting a girl who he thought was thirteen years old but turned out to be eleven years old. Ryan Dougherty had entered the courtroom thinking he was facing five years of probation however he was in for a surprise.

Ryan Dougherty was sentenced to two years of house arrest, ten years of probation and if he screwed up was facing fifteen years in prison. However the part of sentencing that stopped Ryan cold was that he was to be placed on Florida Sex Offender list.

After leaving the courtroom Ryan Dougherty would head over to his probation officer who would tell him that he was not allowed to have any contact with anyone under the age of 18 and would not allow to attend his girlfriend’s birth nor live in her house. Ryan would freak out.

Ryan’s nightmare was not over as he was told that he would have to wear a ankle bracelet which would cost $240, which was a quarter of Ryan’s income. The most pressing item though was that Ryan would need two pieces of identification within the next 48 hours or he was on his way to prison. Ryan Dougherty who did not have a mailbox was frantic he was headed to prison for no mailbox would mean obtaining another piece of identification was nearly impossible.

Ryan would head home and call his brother Dylan Dougherty and sister Lee Grace Dougherty to explain the predicament that he had found himself in. The three siblings would write note to each other as they believed that the ankle bracelet had an audio feature so that his probation officer could hear of their plans. In the end the three siblings came up with a horrible plan that would see all of them end in prison for a very long time.

The Crime Spree Begins – The Dougherty Gang

The next morning Ryan Dougherty and Dylan Dougherty would pack the vehicle with a number of guns, a ton of ammunition, clothes, food and water. A few miles down the road Ryan ankle bracelet would be cut off and thrown into a bush. Ryan who had a heavy foot was speeding down a Florida road when he was spotted by a Zephyrhills police officer. Ryan tried to outrun the Officer however it was not until someone from their vehicle would fire a number of gunshots at the officer ending with his vehicle being disabled due to a flat tire. The Dougherty Gang would somehow be able to escape the police dragnet and get out of Florida and ended up in Georgia.

Georgia Bank Robbery – The Dougherty Gang

The Dougherty Gang would enter the CertusBank in Valdosta, Georgia where two of them were heavily armed. The photo later released by the FBI (pictured above) is believed to be Lee Grace Dougherty. The robbery for the Dougherty gang went rather smooth as they were able to get away with just over $5000. However now they had a new problem as the FBI.

The Dougherty Gang would stick to the back roads and would drive all over the country until they ended up in Colorado.

Police Shootout – The Dougherty Gang

The Dougherty Gang would end up in Colorado as they tried to figure out how they were going to cross the border into Mexico however their plans were soon halted when they attracted an undercover police officer and once again a police chase began.

Ryan Dougherty would get their vehicle up to 120 miles per hour however the police chase was not going to let them go. Soon after the vehicle would run over a spike strip that would instantly flatten a number of the vehicles tires. The vehicle would smash into a guardrail and the Daugherty gang would find themselves outside of the vehicle and surrounded by armed police officers. The police would shoot Lee Grace Daugherty as she threatened police with a weapon. Soon after all three would be in custody going to jail after stopping at the hospital for treatment

Dougherty Gang Aftermath

Now the three Daugherty siblings were in a jail in Colorado and were facing a host of charges stemming from shooting at the police officer in Florida, the bank robbery in Georgia and the final police chase in Colorado. After a lot of legal wrangling the three siblings would receive thirty five years in prison for the bank robbery in Georgia, Ryan Daugherty would receive 18 years for his part in Colorado where his sister Lee Grace would receive 24 years and Dylan would receive 34 years. Ryan Dougherty would receive an additional 40 years in prison for shooting at a police officer and failing to register as a sex offender. Needless to say it will be a long time before they ever get out of jail

Dylan Dougherty 2024 Information

DYLAN DOUGHERTY STANLEY
Register Number: 95594-020
Age:	39
Race:	White
Sex:	Male
Located at: Oxford FCI
Release Date: 05/21/2037

Ryan Dougherty 2024 Information

DC Number: V29355
Name: DOUGHERTY, RYAN E
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 08/21/1989
Initial Receipt Date: 07/25/2014
Current Facility: FEDERAL CUSTODY
Current Custody: PENDING
Current Release Date: 07/06/2054

Lee Grace Dougherty 2024 Information

DC Number:	X58080
Name:	DOUGHERTY, LEE G
Race:	WHITE
Sex:	FEMALE
Birth Date:	05/29/1982
Initial Receipt Date:	02/14/2023
Current Facility:	FEDERAL CUSTODY
Current Custody:	PENDING
Current Release Date:	11/30/2051

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The three “Dougherty gang” siblings, who went on a multi-state crime spree in 2011, were sentenced to prison today in Colorado. Among them, they will serve 74 years behind bars.

Ryan Dougherty, 22, the last to be sentenced, was given 18 years in prison. He had faced a maximum of 20 years after pleading guilty to five counts of menacing.

Earlier today, his sister, Lee Grace Dougherty was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Dylan Dougherty, 27, received a 32-year sentence.

Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, had faced a maximum of 28 years for pleading guilty to first-degree assault and two counts of menacing.

Dylan Dougherty was the only one of the three to be given the maximum sentence. He pleaded 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.

“Contrary to a lot of people’s beliefs, I never intended to…I never tried to…I never wanted to hurt anybody,” an emotional Dylan Dougherty told the Huerfano County judge.

“It is true that I acted out of desperation and I am sorry for the choices that I made,” he said tearfully. “I don’t know really what things differently I would have done, but I truly am sorry to anyone who was involved.”

He apologized to police and to bystanders who could have been hurt, and said that his actions were “not to my character.”

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

The three were allegedly driving as fast as 100 miles per hour on Aug. 2 when a Zephyrhills, Fla., police officer tried to pull them over. They fired 20 shots at the officer and escaped when one of the bullets hit the police car’s tire. The officer was not injured.

Later that day, the Dougherty gang allegedly robbed a Valdosta, Ga., bank while wearing masks and firing rounds at the ceiling from an AK-47 rifle.

Police caught up with the three on Aug. 10, 2011 in Colorado after receiving a tip that they had been spotted buying camping equipment. After a 20-mile chase down a Colorado Interstate, the Doughertys’ car flipped over and landed on top of a guard rail.

The siblings share a lengthy criminal history that included 20 felonies among them before the additional 70 charges they racked up from their 2011 crime spree. Their previous charges range from drug possession to battery and burglary.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dougherty-gang-sibling-dylan-dougherty-sentenced-32-years/story?id=16243899

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Three Florida siblings involved in a cross-country crime spree were sentenced by a federal judge Monday to more than 35 years in jail.

Senior Judge Hugh Lawson sentenced Ryan Dougherty, Lee Grace Dougherty and Dylan Dougherty Stanley to identical sentences for their role in the August 2011 robbery of a South Georgia bank. Their spree began in Florida and ended in a shootout in Colorado.

Lawson went beyond normal sentencing guidelines, saying that even though the trio was young and impulsive, the “escapade” could not be condoned.

“Let me say this – this was a crazy dangerous thing,” Lawson said from the bench. “I just think it is a miracle that no one was killed.”

Dylan Dougherty Stanley and Lee Grace Dougherty did not voice opposition to the sentence, but Ryan Dougherty called the judge’s decision rash and “not in line with the crimes I’ve committed.”

Before the sentences were announced, the three siblings apologized to the employees at the Valdosta bank where the robbery took place. Dylan Dougherty Stanley acknowledged that it was a “scary situation” for them.

Lawson sentenced each sibling to 35 years and 8 months, and to five years of supervised release after their prison sentences. He said that with good conduct they could get out of jail after 30 years.

The three have already pleaded guilty to Colorado charges stemming from their capture in August 2011. Ryan Dougherty got 18 years, Lee Grace Dougherty received 24 years and Dylan Dougherty Stanley got 32 years for those charges.

They still face charges in Florida, where they are accused of shooting at an officer during a high-speed chase.

The sentencing hearing took more than two hours, and all three siblings were in the courtroom. Ryan Dougherty and Lee Grace Dougherty wore orange prison uniforms; Dylan Dougherty Stanley wore a gray-striped one. All were handcuffed and in leg chains.

Attorneys for the siblings argued that certain factors should not have been considered in their sentence, including what they did in Colorado. The attorneys argued with the judge about whether their high-speed chase and shootout there a week after the robbery was part of their “immediate flight” after the Valdosta bank robbery.

Lawson rejected the objections and said the three were in Colorado because they were in “continuous flight.”

The siblings became wanted fugitives Aug. 2, 2011, when they fled from a police officer trying to pull over their car for speeding northeast of Tampa, Fla. The chase reached speeds of 100 mph, and at least 20 gunshots were fired from the fleeing car at the pursuing officer. The suspects got away after a bullet burst a tire on the police car.

A few hours after the chase and 210 miles away, the three fugitives put on masks and sunglasses before storming into the Certus Bank in Valdosta. Security cameras recorded Stanley, armed with an AK-47 style assault rifle, and his sister, with a machine pistol, firing one shot apiece into the ceiling.

Their brother, meanwhile, stuffed $5,168 from teller drawers into a tool bag, and the three escaped. No one was injured.

The hunt ended eight days after it began when two retired law officers in Colorado spotted the suspects in the San Isabel National Forest. The fugitives again tried to escape, leading police on a 20-mile chase on Interstate 25 that ended in Walsenburg, about 150 miles south of Denver.

Shots were fired at the officers before troopers used spike strips to puncture the tires of the suspects’ Subaru. Lee Dougherty bolted from the crash on foot. An officer shot her in the leg after she pointed a pistol at him, authorities said.

In court Monday, the lawyer for Lee Grace Dougherty said she pointed her weapon at the officer in Colorado only because she was afraid someone would shoot her brother and because she was suicidal and wanted police to shoot her.

John Gee Edwards, a Valdosta attorney, told the judge that the three siblings endured an abusive childhood and that Lee Grace Dougherty had been hospitalized for depression and anxiety.

Dougherty Gang Photos

Ethan Orton Charged With Murdering Parents

Seventeen year old Ethan Orton has been charged with two counts of murder for stabbing his parents to death. According to sources this alleged teen killer would stab to death his parents at their Cedar Rapids Iowa home. Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and Misty Scott-Slade, 41, were found deceased in their home back in October 14 2021. Ethan Orton lawyers may be planning an insantity defense which will be difficult after the seventeen year old was found competent to stand trial. If convicted on the murder charges Ethan Orton may spend the rest of his life in prison.

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A Cedar Rapids teen charged with fatally stabbing his parents in October may claim insanity and diminished responsibility at his murder trial set for next month.

Ethan Alexander Orton, 17, charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree murder, was found competent to stand trial last week by a judge following a psychiatric evaluation.

He is accused of fatally stabbing his parents, Casey Arthur Orton, 42, and Misty Scott-Slade, 41, on Oct. 14 at their home in northeast Cedar Rapids.

Orton’s lawyers filed a notice of defense Tuesday, stating he “may rely on the defenses of insanity and diminished responsibility” at his Feb. 8 trial.

A competency evaluation helps a judge determine if a defendant understands the charges against him and if he is able to assist his lawyers with his defense at trial.

An insanity defense is a tougher threshold to meet because a jury must decide if a defendant will be held criminally responsible for his actions.

Guy Cook, a Des Moines lawyer, said the insanity defense under Iowa Law is tough to prove and rarely successful.

The prosecution must first prove the defendant committed the crime and then the burden shifts to the defense to prove the individual was legally insane when he or she committed the crime, he said.

“Simply put, the defendant must prove at the time he committed the crime he did not know right from wrong,” Cook told The Gazette on Wednesday.

According to Iowa code, insanity doesn’t have to exist for any specific length of time before or after a crime. The defendant must prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that insanity is more likely true. This is a lesser burden to prove than beyond a reasonable doubt.

Cook said if a jury finds a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity, the judge commits the person to a state mental institution — the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville. The commitment continues as long as the person remains a danger to himself or others.

Closely related to the insanity defense is the defense of diminished responsibility, which also is difficult to prove, Cook said. The defense has to prove a defendant was unable to form the specific criminal intent to commit the crime.

“In other words, at the time of the crime, the defendant was unable to form the premeditated, deliberate, specific intent to kill,” Cook said. “Diminished responsibility, even if proven, however, does not entirely relieve the defendant of responsibility for his actions. It only prevents a conviction on first degree murder.”

A jury could find this defendant guilty on a lesser included charge, such as second-degree murder or manslaughter.

“Only a tiny fraction of defendants succeed with such a defense,” Cook pointed out. “Indeed in Iowa, over the years only a scattering of defendants have been successful with these defenses.”

Local prosecutors said they couldn’t recall any recent not-guilty verdicts because of insanity.

Among those who tried were Alexander Kozak, who claimed diminshed capacity, was convicted in Johnson County for killing a woman at the Coralville Mall in 2016 and Nicholas Luerkens, convicted in Linn County for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in a Marion grocery store parking lot in 2015.

On appeal, Luerkens was granted a new trial because the court found the trial judge should have allowed the jury to consider his insanity defense. The trial judge ruled the defense hadn’t submitted sufficient evidence to present the insanity claim to the jury. In 2018, Luerkens pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and is serving a life sentence without parole.

Another defendant who claimed insanity, Greg Davis, was convicted in 2018 of killing his ex-girlfriend and concealing her body in a roll of carpet, but the verdict was overturned on appeal.

The court found the trial judge didn’t give an instruction to the jury regarding Davis’ insanity defense on the first-degree murder charge but did provide the instruction for lesser charges the jurors could consider.

The error allowed the jury to wrongly conclude the insanity defense didn’t apply to the first-degree murder charge, according to the court ruling.

Davis has a new trial set for Aug. 13.

Orton’s trial remains set for Feb. 8, but 6th Judicial District Judge Ian Thornhill said last week he would understand if more time is needed.

Ethan Orton would have to waive his right to trial within 90 days before the trial is rescheduled.

The court proceedings against Orton were temporarily suspended until the competency evaluation was completed.

Cedar Rapids police received a 911 call about 2:10 a.m. Oct. 14 regarding suspicious noises coming from the Orton house at 361 Carnaby Dr. NE, according to a criminal complaint.

Officers said they found the teen soaked in blood outside the home and that Ethan Orton admitted to killing his parents, who were found inside the home. He stabbed both parents with a knife and used an ax to finish killing his mother, he told investigators.

Ethan Orton said he killed them “to take charge of his life,” according to the complaint.

The teen remains in jail under a $2 million cash-only bail. First-degree murder is a life sentence without parole, but because he is a juvenile, he would have the opportunity for parole if convicted.

Teen charged with killing parents may claim insanity at trial

Where’s Corbin – The Murder Of Corbin Odell Johnson

There is a new TicTok craze going around called “Where’s Corbin?” which was a line from a song by rapper Julio Foolio called “Beatbox remix/Bibby Flow and deals with the murder of Corbin Odell Johnson. According to sources Corbin Odell Johnson went missing in 2018 following a job interview and his body would be found a year later. Due to the way his body was found police believe it was a homicide. Unfortunately no one has been arrested for the murder of Corbin Odell Johnson and hopefully with the TicTok craze going around maybe it will lead to information regarding who is responsible for the eighteen year old’s murder. Of course everyone is wondering why Julio Foolio is rapping about the three year old murder case and whether he knows something about the tragedy.

Beatbox Remix/Bibby Flow Video

Corbin Odell Johnson Other News

Remains that were found in a wooded area of Northwest Jacksonville belong to an 18-year-old who was reported missing a year ago, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Monday night.

The death of Corbin Odell Johnson, 18, is being investigated as a murder, police said. He was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office on July 13, 2018.

The remains were found Thursday in a wooded area of Utsey Drive, the Sheriff’s Office said. A man was clearing land in the area when he made the discovery.

Foul play was suspected because of the way the body was positioned, police said.

News4Jax spoke to Johnson’s parents in July, and they said the teenager disappeared sometime after a job interview.

“It’s not normal for Corbin,” Milissa Jackson, Johnson’s mother, said in July. “Corbin is going to text me. He’s going to FaceTime me. He’s going to call me.”

Johnson’s father said he dropped his son off for a job interview with UPS. According to the police report, another man dropped the teen off at his mother’s Northside home later in the evening.

Johnson’s mother told police that evening was the last time she saw her son, and she did not know whom he was with when he let home.

The Sheriff’s Office noted in its missing persons report that Johnson had never been reported missing before.

Anyone with information about the disappearance or murder of Johnson is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email [email protected]. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/2019/07/16/remains-found-in-wooded-area-identified-as-missing-teenager/

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The murder of an 18-year-old Jacksonville man has become the center of a nationwide TikTok trend.

“Where’s Corbin?” is a phrase that is now trending on the popular social media app.

Several TikTokers have gone viral as they dance and mime the lyrics to a song with details about Corbin Johnson’s murder.

“I think that it’s just ignorant. I really do think that it’s ignorant,” Johnson’s mother Melissa Jackson said.

Jackson reported her son missing in 2018. His remains were found in a wooded area in 2019. His death was ruled a murder.

The trend has caused many to seek out more details about his story. In the last few days, a 2019 story about his death has been viewed nearly 700,000 times on News4JAX.com.

Over the past few weeks, Jackson said she has received dozens of condolences from strangers on social media.

“I didn’t understand where it was coming from,” said Jackson.

She was surprised to learn the hashtag “#Where’sCorbin” reached up to 3.9 million views on TikTok.

The song used in the TikToks was released last year. It is called “Beatbox remix/Bibby Flow” by Jacksonville rapper, Julio Foolio. The video has been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube.

The lyrics in the song say: “Corbin got kidnapped they found his bones he was rotten (Where’s Corbin?)”

According to sources, Foolio, whose legal name is Charles Jones, is linked to a violent group that goes by KTA. Other murder victims are also mentioned in his songs.

Some people asked Jones about Johnson during an Instagram live last week.

“Talking about where is Corbin, I don’t know where Corbin is. That’s all I’ve got to say,” said Jones.

Several TikTokers are now taking down their videos after learning the meaning behind the song.

“For the most part, it is disgusting a lot of people. A lot of people, if you do have some people that think it’s funny and laughing about it. But for the most part, it really is touching a lot of people’s hearts,” Jackson said.

Corbin Odell Johnson is not missing. His mother knows exactly where he is.

“To answer the question where’s Corbin, Corbin is right here. He’s in my heart. If you’re looking for Corbin, that’s where Corbin is, he’s right here. I have him with me every day,” she said.

Johnson’s parents said the teenager disappeared sometime after a job interview. Johnson’s father said he dropped his son off for a job interview with UPS. According to the police report, another man dropped the teen off at his mother’s Northside home later in the evening.

Johnson’s mother told police that evening was the last time she saw her son, and she did not know whom he was with when he got home.

Jackson still waits for an arrest and is hoping the TikTok trend can bring justice for Johnson.

Jones posted on Instagram last month saying he is no longer naming homicide victims in his songs because it’s childish. He declined News4Jax’s request for comment on Sunday.

If you know anything about Corbin Odell Johnson’s murder, you are asked to call JSO or Crimestoppers.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/01/02/jacksonville-teens-murder-becomes-subject-of-tiktok-trend-his-mother-calls-it-ignorant/

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Abel Elias Acosta Teen Killer Wanted In Triple Murder

Abel Elias Acosta, a suspected teen killer, is being searched for by police in Garland Texas for a shooting that would leave three teenagers dead. According to reports Abel Elias Acosta allegedly walking into the gas station convienene store and would open fire killing three teenagers. Richard Acosta, who was waiting outside of the store in a white pickup truck in which Abel Elias Acosta would jump into following the triple murder has been arrested however his fourteen year old son Abel is considered to be armed and dangerous by Garland Texas police.

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Dallas-area police have charged a 14-year-old with capital murder in a triple killing at a gas station, and are warning that the boy is at large, armed and dangerous.

Detectives in Garland are seeking Abel Elias Acosta, and said Wednesday that they have evidence showing he was the gunman who left three teens dead and wounded a fourth at the suburban gas station’s convenience store Sunday.

Police say Acosta is the son of 33-year-old Richard Acosta, who turned himself into police Monday evening, and is also charged with capital murder for allegedly acting as a get-away driver in the shooter.

https://www.myhighplains.com/news/texas/police-teen-charged-in-garland-killing-is-loose-dangerous/

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Police have named an alleged shooter in the killing of three teenagers at a convenience store in Garland, and authorities are still searching for the suspect, officials announced in a news release Wednesday.

Police identified the suspect as 14-year-old Abel Elias Acosta and said Acosta should be considered armed and dangerous. Police said detectives believe Acosta is “actively evading capture” and asked for the public’s help, according to the news release.

Police said his father, Richard Acosta Jr., 33, who was arrested Tuesday, was the getaway driver in the shooting.

The shooting happened the day after Christmas. Police on Wednesday said the shooting was spurred by a previous disturbance between Abel Acosta and one of the victims inside the convenience store, though more information was not released.

“This is a heinous crime. The mind behind this type of offense…it’s so hard to comprehend,” Garland police PIO Pedro Barineau told WFAA. “At age 14, if he’s willing to do this, we don’t know what the future holds. But we know that he’s willing to kill.”

One day later, police said a 14-year-old – a different teen, not Abel Acosta – was in custody and believed to have pulled the trigger.

But about 24 hours after announcing the teen’s arrest, police reversed course saying new information revealed the teen had direct knowledge of the crime, but they no longer believed him to be the shooter.

Detectives obtained a directive to apprehend Abel Acosta, which is ordered by a juvenile court judge to take a child into custody on the request of law enforcement.

Garland police said they do not typically release juvenile information but that “due to the nature of the offense and potential risk to the public, the court has authorized the release of his information.”

WFAA also does not typically release the name of juveniles, or post their picture, but is doing so because police are looking for Acosta and say he is armed and dangerous.

Anyone who sees Acosta or knows his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.

Garland Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Crime Stoppers tips can be submitted by phone at 972-272-8477 or on the Garland Crime Stoppers website.

Acosta is not the 14-year-old who was taken into custody on Monday, though that teen, whose name has not been released, “remains a person of interest in the investigation,” the news release from Garland police said. The teen was released to his family and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.

Police said detectives discovered evidence that identified Acosta as the shooter who killed three other teenagers Sunday evening at a Texaco store in the 700 block of Walnut Street. Police did not provide more information about the evidence they found.

The victims were identified as 14-year-old Xavier Gonzalez, 16-year-old Ivan Noyala and 17-year-old Rafael Garcia.

The fourth victim, a 15-year-old boy who worked at the taco stand inside the gas station, was said to be in stable condition in a local hospital, per police.

The shooter could be seen shirtless on surveillance video, getting out of a white pickup truck and going to the front door of the store, where he fired his weapon.

Police said 33-year-old Richard Acosta Jr., Abel Acosta’s father, was driving the pickup truck. Richard Acosta Jr. was arrested Tuesday, but police said he was not the shooter.

“The fact that we’re putting it all together now and realizing the driver, who voluntarily turned himself in, is the father of the shooter, Abel Acosta, it blows us away,” Barineau told WFAA. “As a father, you look at the youth, the future of society, those that are going to be leading us…and the fact that there are some…and this is a very few some, that are willing to do this type of violence, it blows me away. It’s so hard to comprehend.”

Richard Acosta is being held at the Garland Detention Center with his bond set at $1 million.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/police-name-different-14-year-old-as-suspect-in-garland-texaco-convenience-store-shooting-say-hes-armed-and-dangerous/287-17f9895f-210d-4c7e-a12c-d4371c8b5ac7

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Garland Texas Shooting

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A $10,000 reward has been offered for any information leading to the apprehension of 14-year-old Abel Elias Acosta, who is the shooter responsible for killing three and wounding a fourth at a convenience store on December 26, 2021.

In addition to the Garland Crimestoppers reward of $5,000, Jerry Reynolds, talk show host on WBAP Radio, has offered an additional $5,000, making the total reward of $10,000.
Abel Acosta is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male with dark hair, brown eyes, approximately 5’ 05” in height, and weighing around 125 pounds.

Abel Acosta is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Abel is encouraged to call 911 immediately.

Garland Police Lt. Pedro Barineau said, “He could be here in town, he could be in a surrounding city, we don’t have his exact known whereabouts but somebody does and we need their help”

Detectives obtained a Directive to Apprehend Abel Elias Acosta, age fourteen (14). Abel is facing the charge of Capital Murder for the shooting death of the three teenagers.
A Directive to Apprehend is defined by Texas Family Code, 52.015 as:

a) On the request of a law enforcement or probation officer, a juvenile court may issue a directive to apprehend a child if the court finds there is probable cause to take the child into custody under the provisions of this title.

Information detectives discovered shows that the driver of the truck, Richard Acosta, who previously turned himself in, is the father of the shooter, Abel Acosta.

Detectives have discovered the shooting was in retaliation to a disagreement between Acosta and one of the victims. The three victims who died were identified Monday as Xavier Gonzalez, 14, Ivan Noyola, 15, and Rafael Garcia, 17.

https://www.focusdailynews.com/10000-reward-offered-for-the-apprehension-of-abel-acosta/

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Jeremy Everett Goodale and Willard Noble Chaiden Miller Charged With Teachers Murder

Jeremy Everett Goodale and Willard Noble Chaiden Miller are two teen killers who have been charged in the murder of their spanish teacher Nohema Graber. According to early reports the two teen stalked the women and learned all of her behaviors before the day of the murder. The murder which took place in November 2021 when Jeremy Everett Goodale and Willard Noble Chaiden Miller would grab Nohema Graber and drag her into the woods where she was beaten to death. Graber body would be found the same day she was reported missing,

Right now the argument is whether or not Jeremy Everett Goodale and Williard Noble Chaiden Miller should be tried as juveniles or as adults. The difference if convicted in sentencing is drastic.

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The county attorney prosecuting the case of two southeast Iowa teens who were charged with murdering their high school Spanish teacher said in court documents that the students surveilled the pattern of her life, ambushed her along her daily walk and dragged her into the woods.

The teens murdered Nohema Graber, 66, and later returned to hide her lifeless body. The chilling new details were revealed in a December 23 filing in the case of Jeremy Everett Goodale, 16, of Fairfield. Goodale was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder with classmate Willard Miller, 16.

Graber originally hailed from Xalapa, Mexico. She had been teaching Spanish at Fairfield High School since 2012, although it’s unclear whether she had been the suspects’ teacher at some point. The 66-year-old previously taught in the Ottumwa Community School District. The two 16-year-old students have been charged with the death of the high school teacher after her body was found concealed in a park in Iowa. Authorities revealed on Thursday, November 4, that Nohema Graber was reported missing on Tuesday, November 2.

Her remains were found later that day at the Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, about 100 miles southeast of Des Moines. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department said Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both students at the school, were charged as adults with first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide.

Authorities confirmed later that Graber suffered ‘inflicted trauma to the head’. Her body was found concealed under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties at the Chautauqua Park in Fairfield. Authorities are yet to release a motive behind the murder. Jefferson County Attorney Chauncy Moulding said that Jeremy Everett Goodale must be tried as an adult because if he is tried and convicted in the juvenile court system, he would have to be released in less than 24 months, at the age of 18.

“This prosecuting attorney cannot fathom any combination of programming at any Iowa juvenile facility which could appropriately treat or rehabilitate the defendant if adjudicated as a juvenile,” he said. Both the teens have pleaded not guilty.

Following the murder, Iowa State Education Association President Mike Beranek said in a statement, “an act like this is unspeakable, and we are torn that one of our education family is a victim to such a senseless act. Every day, educators work tirelessly to protect the students in their care. With full hearts and deep commitment, educators have been the backbone of our state and our nation during this unprecedented time. We cannot understand this, or any violence aimed at such guardians,” he had added.

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Willard Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale Other News

Two Iowa teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder after authorities say they brutally beat to death a 66-year-old Spanish teacher.

The elderly female teacher is said to have died as a result of head trauma

Police say 16-year-olds Willard Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale killed 66-year-old Nohema Graber, their Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Iowa, in November.

According to reports, Goodale and Miller publicly discussed how they watched Graber, followed her, and killed her with a bat. The two are said to have hidden her body in a local park underneath both a tarp and a wheelbarrow.

Her lifeless body was discovered just one day after she was reported missing.

Authorities said that Jeremy Everett Goodale wrote Snapchat messages — which are ephemeral in nature — describing how the attack unfolded, which prompted an acquaintance to save the messages in order to prove how the two “were involved in the planning, execution, and disposal of evidence” in connection with Graber’s murder.

Miller is said to have admitted to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation that he provided the wheelbarrow that obscured Graber’s body

Fox News on Thursday reported that Judge Shawn Showers this week denied defense attorneys’ requests that a hearing on whether the two teens will be tried in adult court be kept private. According to the report, the judge said the defense “failed to show how allowing the public at the hearing would be unfair to their clients” and declined the request

Showers has scheduled Goodale’s trial for Aug. 23 and Miller’s trial for Nov. 1.

The Des Moines Register reported that In Iowa, anyone age 16 years or more and who has been charged with a forcible felony is automatically waived to adult court and is “subject to the same criminal procedures and penalties as adults.”

The outlet added that while the adult sentence for murder is life in prison in Iowa, in 2016, the Iowa Supreme Court prohibited judges from handing down sentences of life without parole for offenders under age 18.

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