Cop killer gets 37 years

Written by Issatu Sesay On On Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 10:56 AM

May 9, 2008. 

In a courtroom filled with police officers and family members mourning the loss of Paterson Officer Tyron D. Franklin, state Superior Court Judge Marilyn Clark gave his killer, Teddy Charlemagne, a maximum sentence of 37 years.

"This is a tragedy, sad beyond words," Clark said. "This happened because of a man whose miserable life was the polar opposite of this young man.