THE DARK SIDE OF FLORIDA
Thomas Daugherty
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Full Name: Thomas Shane Daugherty
Date of birth: November 26, 1988
Conviction: 2nd-degree murder
County: Broward
City: Fort Lauderdale
Current Location: Walton Correctional Institution
Partner in crime: William Ammons, Brian Hooks
Date of Crime: January 12, 2006
Tentative discharge date: September 30, 2043
Victim(s): Norris Gaynor
Date of birth: November 26, 1988
Conviction: 2nd-degree murder
County: Broward
City: Fort Lauderdale
Current Location: Walton Correctional Institution
Partner in crime: William Ammons, Brian Hooks
Date of Crime: January 12, 2006
Tentative discharge date: September 30, 2043
Victim(s): Norris Gaynor
Thomas Daugherty, Brian Hooks and William Ammons were together on the night of January 12, 2006, in Fort Lauderdale when they beat up three homeless men. Norris Gaynor, 45, died from his wounds. One of the attacks was captured on surveillance video and made national headlines. Thomas was seen smashing a homeless man with a baseball bat. Norris was asleep on a Fort Lauderdale park bench when he was bludgeoned to death. Brian was the “captain of the team.” He lead Thomas and a group of intoxicated teens to go “beat up some bums” for fun.