FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: MAY 29, 2018
RE: PRESS RELEASE – PEOPLE V. BRADLEY COOK
After having been found guilty by an Ulster County jury of Robbery in the Third Degree, Bradley Cook was sentenced to 2 1/3 years to 7 years in state prison by the Hon. Donald A. Williams.
Cook was convicted of robbing the Key Bank on Wall Street in Kingston. Last summer, dressed in a black hoodie, a baseball hat, black sunglasses, a scarf covering his neck and chin, and wearing latex gloves, Cook approached a bank teller and handed her a note demanding money. The note stated, “no tracers, no dye bags, no police, nobody gets hurt.” In response, the teller handed Cook $699 which he took and exited the rear of the bank.
Shortly after the robbery, City of Kingston Police Officers responded to the bank and began attempting to apprehend the perpetrator. A photo of the bank robber taken from security footage was distributed to members of law enforcement. Within an hour, Cook was identified by Kingston Police Department, Sgt. Richard Negron, as the bank robber.
Cook was apprehended that same day. He was brought back for questioning and subsequently confessed to the crime.
The case was prosecuted by Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Kavanagh and the defendant was represented by Thomas Petro.