John Benfield, Suspect in Milligan Cycling Crash, Released on $300K Bond
The suspect faces two reckless vehicular homicide counts and five aggravated assault counts after a crash that injured seven other cyclists, officials said.
- On Thursday, John Benfield appeared in Carter County General Sessions Court for arraignment in the fatal Milligan University cycling crash. Judge Keith Bowers set his bond at $300,000.
- Benfield faces two counts of reckless vehicular homicide and five counts of aggravated assault stemming from Wednesday's collision on Highway 19E involving Milligan University cyclists.
- The crash killed sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers, while seven other cyclists were injured; four remain in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, according to Ballad Health.
- As a condition of release, Benfield must participate in bond monitoring through CCI, undergo regular drug and alcohol testing, and refrain from driving any vehicle.
- A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 31 in Carter County General Sessions Court; Benfield indicated during arraignment that he will hire an attorney for the proceedings.
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Suspect in fatal Milligan cycling crash posts $300K bond
Update: John Benfield posted the $300,000 bond and was released from jail, according to the Carter County Sheriff's Office. CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A judge increased the bond for the man charged in relation to the crash that killed two Milligan University students and injured several others. John Benfield, 69, of Newland, NC, appeared [...]
Benfield appears in court, bond set at $300,000 in deadly Milligan cyclists crash
John Benfield, the man accused of striking a group of Milligan University cyclists and killing two of them, appeared Thursday morning in Carter County General Sessions Court for arraignment. Judge Keith Bowers set Benfield’s bond at $300,000. As conditions of bond, Benfield will be required to participate in bond monitoring through CCI, undergo regular drug and alcohol testing and refrain from driving any type of vehicle. Benfield indicated he w…
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Milligan crash suspect's bond increased to $300,000
The North Carolina driver accused of killing two Milligan University cycling team members in a Highway 19-E crash appeared in court in Elizabethton. State prosecutors requested an increase in bond for 69-year-old John Benfield that was granted by the judge for $300,000 with conditions of no driving and no use of alcohol or drugs with Benfield drug tested on request. The judge also said Benfield could hire his own attorney due to his financial an…
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