| Man Who
Drove Getaway
Car for Bronx
Smoke Shop
Robbery Asked
Suppression
Now Pleads
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Dec 3 – A man charged with
being the getaway driver for a
man who robbed a smoke shop in
The Bronx sought and got
conditions of release on bail
on October 19 in the US.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrates Court. Inner City
Press was the only media there
and live tweed, thread here
OK - now at bail
fight in US v Rumph for armed
robbery of a Bronx smoke shop.
Federal Defender wants him
released.
Judge: But Rumph
was driving the getaway car,
right?
Rumph: Thank you
for paying attention, your
Honor.FD: Rumph did not know
that his acquaintance who
jumped in his car had just
robbed a smoke shop.
AUSA: The
acquaintance had on a ski
maskAUSA shows surveillance
video of Rumpf's car speeding
off before "Robber-1" even
closed door behind him.
[Unlike SBF
Capitol Hill testimony video,
Inner City Press does not
expect to be able to get this
video]
Judge took a long
break to deliberate in robing
room with others. Rumpf said,
Take all the time you need,
your Honor. Judge is back -
all rise!
Judge: It's
a close call. I am assuming
the defendant knew his masked
passenger was fleeing. But can
he be released? I say yes,
once $100,000 bond co-signed
by 3 financially responsible
people. GPS, and no
driving.
On November 16,
Rumph was formally indicted
and the case wheeled out to
District Judge Andrew L.
Carter.
Jump cut to July
26, 2024 when the US
Attorney's Office wrote in
about the August 7 suppression
hearing on the search of the
car, saying they will call
Detective Kenneth Ayala to
testify.
Jump again to
December 3, 2024, when Rumph
pled guilty, with sentencing
set for April 8, 2025.
The case is US v.
Rumph, 23-cr-603 (Carter)
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