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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.
Vernon E. Green II testified in court Thursday, acknowledging he fled from Newport News police officers because he had a handgun on the car’s floorboard and knew his prior criminal convictions barred him from having said firearm.
Vernon E. Green II faces a murder charge in the 2020 death of Officer Katherine “Katie” Thyne, who was trapped in the door of a fleeing vehicle as it struck a tree.