David Gilbert (activist)
David Gilbert | |
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| Born | October 6, 1944 |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Organization | Weather Underground |
| Criminal status | Paroled |
| Partner | Kathy Boudin |
| Children | Chesa Boudin |
| Convictions | Second degree murder (3 counts) First degree robbery (4 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | 75 years to life in prison; commuted to 40 years to life in prison |
David Gilbert (born October 6, 1944) is an American 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. 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.
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. He was granted parole on October 26, 2021, and released on November 4, 2021.