NEW YORK (AP) – A former actor on “The Sopranos” was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed an off-duty police officer.

A jury acquitted Lillo Brancato Jr. of second-degree murder in the death of the police officer, but convicted him of attempted burglary. He had faced up to 15 years in prison.

He pursed his lips and appeared calm as the verdict was pronounced. His relatives wept and one shouted, “We love you, Lillo!” as he was led away in handcuffs.

Before sentencing, Brancato, whose drug addiction figured prominently in testimony during the trial in the Bronx, begged the court for mercy.

“I’m not talking about redeeming my acting career,” he said. “I’m talking about much more than that. I’m talking about being a good son, brother, friend and citizen.”

But state Supreme Court Justice Martin Marcus wasn’t swayed.

“I cannot ignore the fact that, because of the burglary, a brave young police officer is dead,” he said, calling Brancato’s drug abuse “a sad story of good fortune and extraordinary opportunity that was wasted and abused.”