Former Convict Turned Nonprofit Worker Killed in Harlem by Unidentified ATV and Dirt Bikers

A former convict turned nonprofit worker was killed in Harlem last Friday in an unprovoked attack by a group of ATV and dirt bike riders, who were unidentified.

Arthur Cooke, 45, suffered injuries from his rampaging gang of 30 attackers, who left him to die after getting beaten up at E. 125th St. near Madison Ave, said NYPD last Wednesday.

Ex-Convict Turned Nonprofit Worker Killed in Harlem

Cooke was fixing his life after four years due to assault; getting out, he became a case manager and a court advocate connected with Exodus Transitional Community's Alternatives to Incarceration program in July 2021, reported NY Daily News.

He chose to work for ATI earlier in the month to help others after going to jail. He joined the staff to help others with the same problems. In a video posted on social media, he said that it helped him use everything he's learned, good or bad, and use it positively and added to keep going forward because no one is dead.

After being beaten up, a homeless man stole his car and drove off. Cook got severe injuries to his spine and neck. He was found on Randalls Island with no carjacker or his attackers apprehended, noted Yahoo News.

A friend of the victim, Raphael Jefferson, said he was a nice guy.

Unknown ATV, Dirt Bikers Murders Ex-Convict Due to Road Rage

Former convict turned nonprofit worker was killed in Harlem by ATV and dirt bikers at 10 p.m. when an assailant broke his side view mirror while going home from a date, stated the police, citing WSAZ3.

The victim went out to check the damage and argued, which led him to get surrounded and battered as one of the assailants showed a gun before leaving.

Medics took him to Harlem hospital, where he stayed alive for 14 days before dying from injuries. He was four blocks from home when the assault happened, which was a murder, remarked the NYPD.

Laniek Geran, his girlfriend, was shocked at his death last Wednesday. Jefferson commented that his friend did not know his attackers. His friend added the victim was a devoted dad, but this gang hounded him until they killed him.

Helping Convicts Out of Prison

Exodus officials mentioned Cooke was a former client and took a job there later. Their advocates assist prosecutors in looking for options other than jail and services to assist integration after prison terms.

Its founder and executive director, Julio Medina, said that Arthur is a part of their group. The victim worked to see improvements for those he helped to discover a better way that there is light on the horizon. Court records show Cooke served a previous four-year stint beginning in 2009, getting jailed for assault, robbery, and arson in Queens.

The NYPD has been after these hooligans on these illegal vehicles used by reckless drivers doing stunts on sidewalks. A former convict turned non-profit worker got killed by pummeling in Harlem by random violence caused by unknown ATV and dirt bikers, which the NYPD has been after.