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Delon Charlery has been sentenced to 20 years and two months in prison for the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, Customs Enforcement Officer Zorina Benjamin.<\/p>

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Charlery, who pleaded guilty to murder in May 2025, shot Benjamin inside her Golden Grove home on November 22, 2021. The 40-year-old officer\u2019s body was found on her bed with gunshot wounds to both temples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCTV footage from the home captured the couple arguing around 3 a.m., with Charlery heard saying he had \u201calready tek um off safety\u201d before a gunshot followed. He was later seen leaving the property in Benjamin\u2019s vehicle after tampering with the locks.<\/p>

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Charlery initially claimed the shooting was accidental, but forensic evidence and video footage disproved his account. The post-mortem confirmed Benjamin died from a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>

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Justice took into account his guilty plea and lack of prior convictions, but cited aggravating factors, including that the murder took place in the victim\u2019s home and his attempt to conceal the crime. With time on remand deducted, Charlery will serve 20 years and two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was represented by attorney Wendel Alexander.<\/p>

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