On Monday, August 12th Louis Hoffman (1/11/1990) pleaded guilty to Unarmed Robbery. Honorable Judge Agostini sentenced the Defendant to two to six years in State Prison.
On morning of November 20, 2022, Louis Hoffman went into the 66th West Street branch of Berkshire Bank to attempt a robbery. He passed a note to the teller instructing her to stay calm and not (expletive) around and no one will get hurt. (The full note is at the bottom of this press release. It does include a swear.) In the note the Defendant demanded that the teller to give him all the one-hundred-dollar bills and fifty-dollar bills in her cash box. He also wrote that the teller should not include any dye packets. The teller handed him the money. Twice the Defendant stated “Do you think I am stupid? Everything in the drawer.” After that he fled without the money and was arrested shortly after. The Defendant admitted to the attempted robbery following his arrest.
The Defendant has a criminal history of robbery. In 2017 Mr. Hoffman committed a violent armed robbery where he used a gun and injured a gas station attendant.
District Attorney Shugrue stated, “Based on Mr. Hoffman’s history of violent armed robbery, I am pleased with today’s disposition.”
Pittsfield Police served as the lead law enforcement agency. Assistant District Attorney Amy Winston represented the Commonwealth. Tara Jones-Nutting served as a Victim Witness Advocate on behalf of the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office.