Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery

A Moss Point man pleads guilty to one count of armed robbery, one count of armed carjacking and two counts of possession of a controlled substance today. Tevin James Benjamin is set to serve 15 years day to day for these convictions.
According to the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office, the 22-year-old was pulled over in 2014 and found in possession of cocaine and other drugs. In 2015, while out on bond for those charges, he committed armed carjacking by asking the victim for a ride and then displaying a gun in order to take the vehicle. Five days later, Benjamin attempted to rob another victim with a gun.
Back in 2010, he was convicted and sentenced to life without parole for a capital murder case. Benjamin was re-tried in 2013 and acquitted for the shooting death of Michael Porter of Hattiesburg.