Updated 04/01/2009 10:37 PM
Convicted Cop Killer Gets Life Sentence Without Parole
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A man convicted of killing one police officer and wounding another in Brooklyn was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.
Lee Woods was convicted last month on charges that include aggravated murder for the July 2007 shooting death of Officer Russel Timoshenko.
Woods will also serve a consecutive sentence of 40 years to life for shooting and wounding Officer Herman Yan, Timoshenko's partner.
Two second-degree weapons charges will added between 50 years to two more life sentences to Woods' jail time.
Presiding Judge Abraham Gerges said that Woods was unremorseful.
"The brutal and cowardly actions of this defendant and his friends have ripped this family apart. It is the court's hope that this final sentence will bring some measurement of closure for the Timoshenkos," said Gerges.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly also sympathized with the victim's family in a statement, saying: "While nothing can heal so grievous a loss or equal their son's ultimate sacrifice, I hope the sentence provides some measure of solace to the Timoshenkos."
Tatiana Timoshenko, the fallen officer's mother, addressed the judge before the sentencing.
"For me it never ends, but at least I relieved that this person will never be on the street again and he will not be free. He will never enjoy the life," she said afterwards.
When asked how it felt to speak before her son’s killer, Tatiana Timoshenko said, "It was very, very tough for me."
Russell Timoshenko and Yan were shot after pulling over a stolen SUV in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.
Woods was convicted in his second trial, after the first ended in a mistrial.
Two other men were also tried in the case. Dexter Bostic was convicted of murder in a separate trial and is serving a life sentence. A third man, Robert Ellis, was sentenced to 15 years for weapons possession but acquitted of the murder charges.
Woods did not speak in his defense Wednesday, but his lawyer said that his client intends to appeal the decision.