A THUG jailed for fatally running down a policeman at 80mph played on an Xbox in his cell — using the nickname Cop Killer.
Gary Cody, 28, got 8½ years for causing death by dangerous driving after the 2013 smash with PC Andy Duncan, 47.
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In his cell . . . Gary Cody was found out after jailers saw snaps online
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Busted! . . . sick cop killer Cody caught using vile nickname on his Xbox in jail
He used a smuggled phone to link the games console to the web.
But he was rumbled when staff at Ford Open Prison, West Sussex, saw snaps he put online.
Cody has been switched to a tougher jail after staff uncovered his sick jibe.
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Ab-solutely caged . . . Cody will now be moved to a tougher prison after boasting of his crimes online
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In action . . . Cody was jailed for running down a cop at 80mph
He chose the vile handle after connecting the games console to the web via a smuggled mobile phone.
Once online he is thought to have signed into his Xbox Live account and downloaded the Sky app to the prison-issue machine’s hard drive so he could view extra channels on the TV in his cell.
At the same time he updated his “tag” to Cop Killer before showing it off to fellow cons at Ford Open Prison near Arundel, West Sussex.
But the 28-year-old was rumbled when prison officers saw he had been posting photos on Facebook.
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Victim . . . Constable Andy Duncan was hit by car at 80mphCredit: PA:Press Association
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Tribute . . . at spot where car hit cop in SuttonCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
A device — thought to be a phone — was discovered in his cell.
Cody was switched to a tougher “closed” prison last Tuesday in the wake of the major security breach.
Police launched an investigation — although The Sun understands no evidence has yet been recovered of his “Cop Killer” profile.
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Prison . . . where Cody was held in West Sussex before vile taunts were exposedCredit: PA Photos
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Behind bars . . . guards discovered that Cody was posting photos on Facebook in jailCredit: PA:Press Association
A source said: “Cody is thought to have got hold of a contraband mobile phone and then used it to install a Sky TV app.
“He changed his Xbox Live ID to Cop Killer at the same time and showed it to his mates inside. He no doubt thought it made him a big man. Now he’s been moved to a much less cushy regime.”
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Tragedy . . . tributes paid to Constable Andy DuncanCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Laid to rest . . . cops attend funeral of PC Andrew DuncanCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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Terrible shame . . . cops at the funeral of PC Andrew Duncan after tragic deathCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
Cody, of South Norwood, South London, was uninsured when he hit 47-year-old traffic officer Andy at 80mph in Sutton in 2013.
The cop, a dad of two, was hurled 100ft as he tried to stop Cody’s speeding VW Golf GTI.
A Prison Service spokeswoman said: “Prisoners do not have access to Sky TV.
"Where there is evidence to suggest offenders are illegally accessing the internet, we will always push for the strongest possible punishment - including referring the matter to the police as we have done in this case.”
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