David Gilbert (activist)

David Gilbert
Born (1944-10-06) October 6, 1944 (age 80)
EducationColumbia University
Criminal chargesrobbery, felony murder:
  • three counts of second-degree Murder
  • four counts of first-degree Robbery[1]
Criminal penalty75-years-to-life sentence
Criminal status
PartnerKathy Boudin
ChildrenChesa Boudin

David Gilbert (born October 6, 1944) is an American radical leftist who participated in the deadly 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored vehicle. Gilbert was a founder of the Columbia University chapter of Students for a Democratic Society and became a member of the Weather Underground.[2] Gilbert, who served as the getaway driver in the robbery, was convicted under New York's felony murder law in the killing by co-defendants of two Nyack, New York police officers and a Brink's security guard.[3]

Gilbert received a grant of clemency from Governor Andrew Cuomo on August 23, 2021, reducing his minimum term from 75 years to 40, thereby making him eligible for conditional release.[4] He was granted parole on October 26, 2021,[5] and released on November 4, 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "Governor Cuomo Grants Clemency to Six Individuals" (Press release). Albany, NY: Governor Andrew Cuomo. 2021-08-23. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. ^ "Weather Underground Bombings". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. ^ Megan Cassidy (August 23, 2021). "Chesa Boudin's father, David Gilbert, granted clemency by Cuomo". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. ^ Cutler, Nancy; Lieberman, Steve. "Cuomo commutes sentence of Brinks robbery-murder convict David Gilbert". lohud. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "'70s radical David Gilbert granted parole in Brink's robbery". AP NEWS. October 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "David Gilbert Describes Journey From Activist to Brink's Robbery Role at Parole Hearing". NBC New York. 2021-12-31. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2022-01-11.