NY governor: Brinks heist getaway driver is community-minded
NY governor: Brinks heist getaway driver is community-minded
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor says a former radical who drove a getaway car during a 1981 Brinks armed car robbery that led to three deaths impressed him as community-minded when they met before he commuted her sentence to let her seek parole.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he believes Judith Clark should be able to make her case for freedom. But the Democratic governor emphasized that the decision will rest with a parole board.
The robbery led to the killings of two police officers and a security guard.
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 1981 file photo, Judith Clark is taken into police custody in Nanuet, N.Y. Clark, a former radical who drove a getaway car during the 1981 Brinks armored car robbery will be eligible for parole in 2017 following a commutation from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. On Monday Jan. 2, 2017, Cuomo said Clark impressed him as "community-oriented" when they met and that he believes the former radical should be able to make her case for freedom. But the Democratic governor emphasized that the decision will rest with a parole board. (AP Photo/David Handschuh, File)
Cuomo notes that some of her co-defendants served less time.