Lillo Brancato from the Sopranos

I think a lot of people were shocked today in New York to see a celebrity get cleared of murder charges. The victim was a NYC police officer and this makes this news more shocking to know that a policeman can get murdered in today’s times and a person that played a role in the crime get a light sentence. Lillo Brancato is the actor that played a small role on the HBO series Sopranos. His character is not well known to the popular show, but those that watched the Sopranos every week know who he is. He was with a friend that broke into a home looking for prescription drugs and an off-duty policeman saw what was going on and went to investigate. The friend of Brancato’s shot the cop with a .357 Magnum in the chest that hit the heart and caused the police officer to die from his injuries. That friend is already serving a life-sentence in prison and Lillo Brancato has been locked up for the last 3 years awaiting a sentence for his actions in this awful tragedy.

The 32 year old actor from the Sopranos will have to serve at least 3 years behind bars, which he has already done that. He was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs and is awaiting his next court date on January 9th, to see what other punishment he may face. The victim’s family is not happy with the former actor’s punishment and I can understand why. I’m not sure how the jury could clear him on these murder charges and convict him on a lesser charge. You can also watch a movie called A Bronx Tale that stars Robert De Niro and Brancato plays a big part in that movie that was his claim to fame. I think his actions and the decisions he made 3 years ago will be the only thing people remember him for now. I’m not sure if justice got served in NY today, but at least the gunman that caused the police officer’s death, is going to be spending a lifetime behind bars without the chance of getting parole. The dying police officer did manage to return fire against the two men and he was able to wound both with his shots.

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