Avery County Man Jailed Without Bond in Tennessee Following Fatal Milligan Cycling Crash

WNC News -- August 27, 2026: A Newland, North Carolina man accused in the deadly crash involving the Milligan University cycling team is back in custody and held without bond in Tennessee after violating the conditions of his release.John Alexander Benfield, 69, was arrested in Avery County on Wednesday, August 26, on a fugitive warrant. Benfield waived extradition the same day and was transferred to the Carter County Detention Center in Elizabethton.Benfield was originally taken into custody o