40 Yrs. To Life For Firing Deadly Shots At LI Man: Nassau DA

PLAINVIEW, NY — Two men were each sentenced on Friday to 40 years to life in prison for the 2020 murder in Jericho, prosecutors said.

Douglas Coudrey, 26, of Eastport, and Kenneth Regan, 25, of Centereach, were convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

"Justin Gottlieb was coming home to his young family after a day at work when he was ambushed by Douglas Coudrey and Kenneth Regan and shot twice following an encounter with the pair during his drive," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. "Justin fought long enough to help identify the attackers before succumbing to his injuries. Just days after his murder, Coudrey and Regan were arrested for allegedly murdering another motorist in New Jersey."

On the evening of Jan. 14, 2020, Justin Gottlieb, a 27-year-old electrical engineer at a lighting company in Jericho, was driving home to Plainview.

As Gottlieb drove in his red Ford Explorer, he was followed by a white Ford Fusion operated by Coudrey and Regan, Donnelly said.

When Gottlieb pulled up in front of his parents’ home in Plainview, which was next door to his own home, the Ford Fusion stopped alongside Gottlieb’s car and two shots were fired at the victim, striking him in the leg and chest. He died a short time later at a nearby hospital, the DA's office said.

Coudrey and Regan were arrested eight days later in Suffolk County.

"Justin’s daughter will never get to know the man that so many family members and friends loved because of the despicable violence of these two men," Donnelly said.