STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A West Brighton man charged with armed robbery in Queens has accepted a plea offer to resolve his case, records show.
Robert Petty, 29, of the 600 block of Delafield Avenue, pleaded guilty Jan. 7 to a charge of second-degree robbery, stemming from the Oct. 29 incident in which he was accused of targeting his victim on a train in that borough.
Court records do not yet indicate what sentence Petty will receive in exchange for his plea. The case was adjourned to Feb. 3 for sentencing in Queens state Supreme Court.
Petty’s attorney, a public defender with the Legal Aid Society, did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
How the robbery unfolded
According to a criminal complaint, Petty approached a 17-year-old male at the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens stop on the date in question. He initially asked the teen for directions, and then allegedly told him, “I was going to mug you on the train.”
Petty, who is listed in jail records at 6 feet tall and 217 pounds, allegedly demanded $50, but the victim said he did not have cash. So Petty revealed a black firearm and ordered the teen to send $100 through a cash app, the complaint alleges, but the transaction failed.
Petty then allegedly forced the victim out of the station at gunpoint onto Queens Boulevard to a Chase Bank ATM, where the teen withdrew $140. A police investigation included video surveillance footage and the victim’s statements, according to court documents.