Lillo Brancato Jr., Former Actor On 'The Sopranos,' Released From Prison

by UInterviewJanuary 2, 2014, 12:00 amNews >

Lillo Brancato Jr, former The Sopranos actor, was released from prison Tuesday, Dec. 31 after being sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2005.

Lillo Brancato Jr. Released From Prison

Brancato, who appeared in six episodes of the HBO series The Sopranos as Matt Bevilaqua in 2000, was imprisoned after a robbery gone wrong. In 2005, he was convicted of attempted burglary, which resulted in his accomplice, Steven Armento, shooting an off duty cop. Sentenced to 10 years, Brancato was released six months early on parole. Following his release, Brancato returned home to his parents’ house in Yonkers.

As part of his parole, Brancato must reportedly submit to frequent drug testing and comply with a 10 p.m. curfew until December 2018.

Brancato testified that he broke into the house to steal drugs at his trial, claiming he was experiencing heroin withdrawal at the time he committed the crime. While Brancato received a 10 year sentence, his accomplice Armento was convicted of the killing of the off duty cop, Daniel Enchautegui, and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. [VIDEO: NSFW]

Lillo Brancato Jr. Tweets From Home

Brancato has reportedly been communicating with fans via a Twitter page operated by a friend, Noel Ashman. On the Twitter page, Brancato supposedly announced his release from prison, and gave fans updates.

On Dec. 10, Brancato did not appear to be looking forward to his release from prison. He tweeted that he was nervous to return to the outside world.

In his first tweet from home, Brancato wished his fans a happy New Year.

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