Brooklyn Granny Mugger Gets 17 Years in Prison Jeff Neumann · 07/03/10 02:13PM 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]