Tyrone Bennett, 34, was sentenced to 30 years of minimum time on May 29, more than five months after he pleaded guilty to the accidental killing of Donte Long, 51, in 2024.
Bennett pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and felony firearm use on Dec. 11, 2025, several days into his jury trial. The court bound itself to the state’s offer, which consisted of life, suspending all but 30 years on the murder charge and a concurrent five years without parole for firearm use.
Upon completion of his sentence, Bennett will be required to serve five years of supervised probation and register as a gun offender. His remaining three gun charges were dismissed per the agreement’s terms…