David Gilbert

Former Weather Underground radical David Gilbert described his path from nonviolent 1960s activist to would-be revolutionary in front of the panel that approved his parole in October, 40 years after he served as a getaway driver in the botched Brink’s robbery that left three men dead.

Former Weather Underground radical David Gilbert has been granted parole after decades in prison for a fatal 1981 Brink’s robbery north of New York City

David Gilbert went to prison a revolutionary, raising his fist and scorning authorities who prosecuted him for an infamous 1981 armored truck robbery in which a guard and two police officers were killed.