The "Sopranos" actor guilty of carrying out a break-in that ended with his friend killing an off-duty police officer was released from prison on Tuesday, the New York Post reported.
Lillo Brancato, 37, was set free after serving eight years of his ten-year sentence. On Monday, the actor tweeted about his upcoming released.
"Tomorrow is my last full day in prison. I go home Wed. the 31st," Brancato said on Twitter. "With that being said, this will be my last tweet from prison. Thank you for your love and support. I love you all!"
His early released was originally scheduled for July, but a deal with the parole board allowed him to leave earlier after agreeing to serve five years parole with a 10 p.m. curfew. If he waited until July, he would not have had to serve parole.
The sister of Officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was killed during the burglary Brancato and his friend performed in 2005, is livid that the actor was able to leave jail early.
"I'm still upset that he was not convicted of the murder and that he did not serve enough time," Yolanda Rosa said. "I don't know how I will feel tomorrow when he is free, walking on the streets, while my brother will not."
Brancato was serving his sentence in Hudson Correctional Facility after being convicted for the attempted burglary in 2008. He and his friend, Steven Armento, broke into a friend's Bronx home to steal drugs, when Armento shot Enchautegui in the chest.
The off-duty officer, who lived next door, decided to investigate after hearing a window break. After being shot, he fired back at both robbers and wounded them.
Those Rosa said she was told that Brancato was a "model prisoner," she learned he was sued by a prisoner who claimed the actor beat him up over a pay phone.
"Well, he wasn't a model citizen before. We'll see if he's a model citizen after he gets out," Rosa said.
