Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Department of Justice today announced the sentence in the following criminal case:
Jose Bezarez, age 31 of Wilmington,  was convicted in New Castle County Superior Court on October 3, 2008 of Felony Murder, Murder 1st Degree, two counts of Attempted Robbery 1st Degree, Robbery 1st Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited, and Conspiracy 2nd Degree.
On February 25, 2007, Bezarez approached a group of men in the early morning hours behind the Tu Rancho Jubilee Restaurant in Wilmington. Bezarez attempted to rob the group, wielding a gun. During the robbery, Bezarez shot and killed Maximo Campusano and then fled. He was arrested by Wilmington Police on February 26, 2007.
Bezarez was sentenced today in New Castle County Superior Court by Judge Jan R. Jurden to prison for the remainder of his natural life for each of the two murder charges plus 55 years in prison, followed by probation, on the remaining charges.
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