Ashlyn Nichole Carothers, 23, of Cherokee, N.C. has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her involvement in a robbery on the Indian reservation.
According to court records, on or about September 30, 2012, George Lee Nobles robbed and killed a victim outside a motel located on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Reservation. Carothers acted as Nobles’ get-away driver.
Carothers admitted knowing Nobles had stolen the victims’ purse and that later she and Nobles burned the victim’s purse but kept the $5,000 cash they had found in the victim’s wallet.
Carothers pleaded guilty in March 2014 to one count of robbery by force and violence within Indian Country and aiding and abetting.
The Cherokee Police Department handled the investigation assisted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Gast and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Smith prosecuted the case.
U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Carothers to serve three years of supervised release and to pay $30,166.45 as restitution.
Carothers has been in custody since October 2013. She will be transferred to the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.
All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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