The maximum sentence was handed down to the man convicted of murdering 24-year-old Lowell native Katie Thyne, who was killed in the line of duty during her service as a Virginia police officer in January 2020.
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A Circuit Court judge said Vernon E. Green deserved that punishment nearly double the high end of discretionary sentencing guidelines because he's shown no regret for the Jan. 23, 2020, killing of 24-year-old Officer Katherine M. "Katie" Thyne, or any sympathy to her family.