{"id":343175,"date":"2026-09-10T20:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343175\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:36:54","slug":"convicted-felon-found-guilty-of-using-a-firearm-during-a-brooklyn-attempted-bank-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343175\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Using a Firearm During a Brooklyn Attempted Bank Robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and James C. Barnacle, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s verdict holds the defendant accountable for bringing a firearm to a bank robbery and attempting to use the threat of violence to steal monies that did not belong to him,\u201d stated United States Attorney Nocella.\u00a0 \u201cOur Office will continue to aggressively prosecute those who use firearms to threaten and endanger our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nocella expressed his appreciation to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for their assistance in the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s verdict serves as a stark reminder that the FBI and NYPD Violent <a href=\"https:\/\/finchannel.com\/category\/crime\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Crime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime<\/a> Task Force will employ every available resource to aggressively investigate anyone who attempts to rob a bank in New York City. Thanks to the outstanding work of our partners at the NYPD and the United States Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Lee has now been held fully accountable for his actions,\u201d stated FBI Assistant Director in Charge Barnacle.<\/p>\n<p>As proven at trial, Lee knowingly used a firearm during an attempted bank robbery, which is a <a href=\"https:\/\/finchannel.com\/category\/crime\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Crime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">crime<\/a> of violence.\u00a0 On April 26, 2026, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Lee, carrying a red Target bag, entered a Capital One Bank branch located at 2150 86th Street in Brooklyn, New York, and handed the teller a note that stated he was armed, \u201cdead serious,\u201d and demanded \u201cloose bills\u201d in denominations of $100, $50, $20, and $10.\u00a0 The teller was unable to access the cash at his station and informed Lee.\u00a0 In response, Lee demanded return of the note, exited the bank, and stashed the Target bag inside a grey shopping bag.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD officers canvassed the area and located Lee one block from the bank at the Bay Parkway subway station approximately 25 minutes later.\u00a0 After his arrest, Lee was taken to the 62nd Precinct, where a loaded Hi-Point A .380 caliber firearm was recovered inside his Target bag, as well as the handwritten note that he had passed to the Capital One Bank teller.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s case is being handled by the Office\u2019s General Crimes Section.\u00a0 Assistant United States\u00a0 Attorneys Brachah Goykadosh and Joseph P. Klemme are in charge of the prosecution with the assistance of Paralegal Specialist Yael Wellisch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and James C. 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