Milligan Cycling Crash Suspect Arrested in North Carolina
Authorities say John Alexander Benfield is held without bond after a warrant accused him of violating supervision in the fatal crash case.
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Man back in jail after cycling crash killed Huntsville student, injured Oak Mountain grad
A North Carolina man charged in an alleged DUI crash that killed two Tennessee collegiate cyclists and injured multiple other students was arrested for failing a drug screen one week after the deadly wreck.John Benfield, 69, of Newland, North Carolina, is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by recklessness and five counts of reckless aggravated assault by vehicle.
Driver charged in fatal Milligan cycling crash jailed on bond violation
STAR STAFF REPORT The North Carolina man charged in connection with the Aug. 19 crash that killed two Milligan University cyclists and injured seven others is back in the Carter County Detention Center after being charged with violating his bond supervision. John Alexander Benfield, 69, of Newland, N.C., was booked into the detention center Wednesday, Aug. 26, at approximately 7:15 p.m. on a warrant issued by Carter County General Sessions Court…
Man accused in deadly Tennessee university cycling crash arrested again. Here’s what we know
The suspect is charged with two counts of reckless vehicular homicide and five counts of reckless aggravated assault in the Aug. 19 crash involving Milligan University’s cycling team.
Milligan cycling crash suspect arrested in North Carolina
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) — The man accused of vehicular homicide in the crash that killed two Milligan University cyclists has been arrested in North Carolina. According to Avery County Sheriff Mike Henley, John Benfield is in police custody in Avery County. Henley told News Channel 11 that Benfield violated the conditions of his release [...]
Newland Man Charged in Fatal Milligan Cycling Crash Arrested in Avery County, Jailed Without Bond
NEWLAND — The Newland man charged in an Aug. 19 crash that killed two Milligan University cyclists in Tennessee was arrested in Avery County on Wednesday and is back in a Tennessee jail, accused of violating the conditions of his release, according to media reports. John Benfield, 69, was taken into custody by the Avery …
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