Life sentence in trooper slaying A Seat Pleasant man convicted of gunning down a Maryland state trooper to get revenge after the trooper threw him out of a restaurant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the chance of parole. Cyril Williams, 29, had been convicted of first-degree murder in the June 2010 shooting of Maryland State Trooper Wesley Brown outside a Forestville Applebee's. (AP) - Maryland State Trooper Wesley Brown, 24 David Marino-Nachison He was already held on multiple assault charges. The Associated Press Virginia officials plan to release reports on post-conviction testing that excluded the DNA of 78 people convicted of crimes. Law enforcement officials and Brown's family members packed the Prince George's County courtroom to hear Williams's punishment. Williams did not speak before his sentence was handed down. "Today was a great day for the family," Ebony Norris, Brown's fiancee, said after the sentencing. Today we feel like justice has finally been served. Williams's defense attorney on Thursday said his client maintains his innocence and plans to appeal.