Benjamin Delgrande was booked into the White Pine County Jail late last week, not fighting extradition from Utah.
Delgrande of Ely was cap- tured last Sunday in a small Utah town after a month long manhunt for the brutal beat- ing of his ex-wife.
Charged with attempted murder among other crim- inal counts Delgrande was stopped for a minor traffic violation in Ephraim, Utah. Fandango 7 Gold corrected – 2015.
According to police reports deputies were called by Del- grande’s ex-wife, Shannan Breitrick also of Ely. Dep- uties 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 underSheriff 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 assist- ing 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 min- utes away by car. According to White Pine underSheriff Scott Henroid, Delgrande surrendered or left Ely with- out 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 rela- tives to escape the almost month long manhunt.
In a related development Delgrande victim Shannan Breitrick was released and then re- turned to a Reno hospital for additional surgeries this week.
