Brooklyn Granny Mugger Gets 17 Years in Prison 8.36K Jeff Neumann 07/03/10 02:13PM Filed to: hard time hard time Criminals Brooklyn Cornelius Abson Old People Cornelius Abson, convicted of robbing five people between the ages of 67 and 85, was sentenced to 17 years in prison yesterday. Abson was caught on a security camera choking an 85-year-old woman, then stealing $900 and her cane. [NYDN]