Now waiting for his return to White Pine County jail, police are asking who helped Benjamin Delgrande?
Delgrande of Ely was captured Sunday in a small Utah town after a month long manhunt for the brutal beating of his ex-wife.
Charged with attempted murder among other criminal counts Delgrande was stopped for a minor traffic violation in Ephraim, Utah Sunday afternoon.
According to police reports deputies were called by Delgrande’s ex-wife, Shannan Breitrick also of Ely. Deputies reported that Breitrick had sustained multiple head injuries and requested an ambulance respond for medical treatment. Breitrick was taken to E.R. By ambulance and due to the extensiveness of her injuries was life flighted to another hospital facility.
She identified Delgrande who had fled the area. An arrest warrant was obtained from Ely Justice Court.
The incident occurred on June 14th.
“We thought we had pretty good leads on Delgrande’s location but they fizzled out,” said White Pine under Sheriff Scott Henroid explaining the two week delay between the beating and the press release calling for the public’s help.
The press release not only asked for help but also warned “anyone who is harboring Delgrande or assisting him in evading law enforcement will be prosecuted according to the laws of the State of Nevada.”
Ephraim is less than 200 miles east of Ely in rural Utah.
Because of its proximity and isolation detectives speculate that Delgrande had help either getting to and/or staying in Ephraim while he was evading capture.
Located on US 89 there are no hotels, motels or any other lodgings available in Ephraim or any nearby towns.
The closest hotels are in Nephi, Utah about 45 minutes away by car. According to White Pine under Sheriff Scott Henroid, Delgrande surrendered or left Ely without any form of legal identification which would make checking into any hotel or motel problematic. He also may have left without any credit or debit cards which could mean he was either relying on petty theft, the kindness of strangers or more likely friends or relatives to escape the almost month long manhunt.
In a related development Delgrande victim Shannan Breitrick was released and then returned to a Reno hospital for additional surgeries this week.
They need to prosecute this sorry excuse for a human to the fullest extent of the law.. He has already murdered one other person and not charged.. He thinks he is above the law.
Thank you michelle everyone seems to forget Lil jimmy
I h as ‘ve known Benji for many years the whole family actually. I’m not at all saying what he did is right cause it’s so very wrong and I never in my life thought he would do any thing this horrible let. BUT you said he already murdered some one else????? Who and when??????
Jimny assuras
I wish people would not judge others we do not know what happened that night behind closed doors, so before you start pointing fingers we need to know what went on it takes two to tango and sure If Benji did hit her he had no right to do so. And as for Jimmy that has been done and over with and was a terrible accident that has nothing to with this.
Michelle,
Your comment is so wrong, Benji did not murder anyone, that should have not even been put in the advocate, that boy was his best friend, It was an accident. People are just so quick to judge someone, as far as this other incendent I don’t know what happened in their house only the two of them do, these comments can ruin someone’s life, don’t judge this young man its like you already gave him a sentence and have a rope out already to hang him. they both had been drinking so anything could have happened.
Wait to hear both sides of the story.
Now that the truth is coming out just who should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law? I should hope it will be the sorry excuse of a human being that intentionally tried to ruin someone’s life with their lies.