Gulfport man sentenced to 30 years for manslaughter

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man will serve 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

Fifty-one-year-old Octavius Louis Benton Sr. stabbed 44-year-old Damien Lindsey to death in August 2023.

The stabbing happened after Lindsey hit Benton’s wheelchair bound girlfriend.

Benton was also charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon in this case.