POUGHKEEPSIE – Thomas Case, 54, a retired member of the Los Angeles Police Department and owner of Bilmar Nursery Christmas tree farm in Pleasant Valley, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for the death of Anthony Cuozzo, 20, in October 2024.
The victim was the son of Case’s girlfriend, Sara Cooper, who was present the night Case shot Cuozzo four times in the back.
County Court Judge Karen Edelman-Reyes gave Case a sentence that is just shy of the 25-year maximum for manslaughter, which Case was convicted of by a jury in May. He must also serve five years of post-release supervision.
will publish a full accounting of the sentencing proceeding, including highlights of the victim impact statements and comments from the defendant, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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