A former Houston police officer who lied to obtain a warrant for a drug raid that led to the shooting deaths of two people was sentenced on Tuesday to 60 years in prison for felony murder in a case that unveiled corruption in the city’s Police Department and drew scrutiny from federal officials.

The former officer, Gerald Goines, 61, appeared solemn in the courtroom as he stood and listened to the jury, which began deliberating on Monday and decided on a sentence about midday Tuesday. They also ordered that Goines pay a $10,000 fine.

Prosecutors had asked the jury to sentence Goines to life in prison, the maximum possible term, while his lawyers had recommended a five-year sentence, the minimum possible, The Houston Chronicle reported.

Kim Ogg, the Harris County district attorney, said in a statement after the sentencing that the verdict was “one of the most historic in Harris County.”

— The New York Times