US Marshals track down dangerous Cape Cod fugitive in Florida… [plus other news photos…]
The following is the actual Yarmouth Police press statement:
VIOLENT FUGITIVE WANTED BY YPD CAPTURED IN FLORIDA THIS MORNING BY UNITED STATES MARSHALS
William L. Benton was located and arrested in Tarpon Springs, Florida by the U.S. Marshals this morning at 9:30AM.
The arrest was the result of an intense 2-month joint investigation by Detective Eric Nuss and other members of the Yarmouth Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police VFAS (Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section), and the U.S. Marshal Service.
Benton is currently being held in Florida and will be brought to Massachusetts in the near future.
The men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department thank all Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Officials involved from Massachusetts to Florida in this significant and complicated investigation and arrest.
Background:
WILLIAM L. BENTON WANTED FOR SOUTH YARMOUTH STABBING
(Suspect should be Considered Armed and Dangerous)
On Saturday April 18, 2015 at approximately 7:06PM, the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments responded to 18 Mars Lane for a reported stabbing. Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officer Mary Gibney arrived first on the scene and found the 52-year-old victim walking in the street bleeding and holding his stomach trying to keep his intestines in place. The victim and a witness identified the suspect and advised police that he may still be armed and inside the residence.
Additional members of the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments arrived on scene. The victim was placed in a Yarmouth Fire Department ambulance which then was moved to a safe location and the victim was subsequently transported to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis suffering life threatening injuries.
A protective perimeter was established and the numerous occupants inside the residence were ordered out. Once the scene was secured, five occupants who had been in the home were also secured. A protective sweep of the residence was conducted and the suspect not located.
All of the people who had been in the home were transported to Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters to be interviewed. Some of them had fresh blood on their clothes and bodies and had prior criminal records.
Yarmouth Police Department Detectives and Patrol Officers conducted separate interviews of each person in the home and positively identified the suspect who reportedly had stabbed the victim numerous times in the stomach area based on an argument over previously unreported threats made by the suspect while armed with a handgun.
The victim of the stabbing is currently at Cape Cod Hospital and is expected to survive.
The suspect has been identified as William L. Benton and is currently wanted by the Yarmouth Police Department for Attempted Murder and Assault and Battery while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon (knife). He is also wanted on several other outstanding default warrants for Witness Intimidation, Threats, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Benton has 42 prior charges in Massachusetts and many of them involve armed violent crimes including several charges of Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Assaults with a Dangerous Weapon, Threats, and Intimidation of a Witness.
Benton should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who observes Benton should call 911 immediately. Anyone with information about this crime or the location or information regarding Benton is urged to immediately contact the Yarmouth Police Department at 508.775.0445 extension 0 or Yarmouth Police Department lead investigator Detective Eric Nuss at 508.775.0445 extension 2132.
HN coverage, photos, and videos related to William Benton…
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In other news:
Above photo: A segment of Yarmouth Road, near the intersection with Route 28, was shut down for a period of time last evening due to a traffic accident. Thanks to airbags, no one was seriously injured. Hyannis rescue evaluated and treated everyone on scene. It was not necessary to transport anyone to CCH.
In other news:
Above photo: A bicyclist was hurt and taken to CCH after a crash with a motor vehicle Sunday evening. The injuries were not considered life-threatening…
