Zechariah Benjamin found guilty gets life.

Zechariah Benjamin was found guilty in May of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine and distribution of more than five grams of crack. Benjamin had previously been convicted of felony drug offenses twice in Illinois. He was arrested during a search of a Cedar Rapids apartment last December. Trial testimony said that Benjamin was involved in the distribution of over 1 kilogram of crack in Cedar Rapids last year. Benjamin was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids.