Dylan John Bennett, 22, accused of murdering his mom and dad – ex-NFL lineman Barry Bennett – arrested in Mexico ‘after shooting dead his parents at their Minnesota home then fleeing the country
Dylan John Bennett was apprehended by Mexican law enforcement in Cancun after investigators used his cell phone, credit card and ATM activity since Friday to locate him
The 22-year-old son of retied NFL lineman Barry Bennett is charged with two counts of second-degree murder ‘after shooting dead his parents at their Minnesota home then fleeing the country
Authorities charged Dylan John Bennett in the shooting death of his parents
Barry Bennett, 63, and his wife, Carol, 63, of Long Prairie, Minnesota, were found dead at home Wednesday after a friend went to do a welfare check
Police launched a manhunt for their son, Dylan who was adopted, said he wanted to kill them while in mental hospital, after authorities found out he’d fled to Mexico
Bennett was arrested by Mexican law enforcement in Cancun after investigators used his cell phone, credit card and ATM activity since Friday to locate him
He will be transported back to Minnesota by the FBI for arraignment ‘in the coming days. He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder
Barry Bennett who ended his career playing for the Minnesota Vikings in 1988, played 11 seasons in the NFL, spending six with the Jets from 1982 to 1987, four with the New Orleans Saints from 1978 through 1981
Dylan John Bennett, [seen after his arrest by police in Mexico], was apprehended by Mexican law enforcement in Cancun after investigators used his cell phone, credit card and ATM activity since Friday to locate him. He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder
The 22-year-old adopted son of former NFL football player Barry Bennett and his wife has been arrested in Mexico charged with shooting dead his parents in their rural Minnesota home earlier this week.
A criminal complaint was signed Friday against Bennett, charging him with the shooting deaths of Barry and Carol Bennett, both 63, inside their Long Prairie home.
Dylan John Bennett was apprehended by Mexican law enforcement in Cancun after Todd County investigators used his cell phone, credit card and ATM activity since Friday to locate him there, the sheriff’s office confirmed on Saturday.
Using intelligence developed by the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension [BCA] and the FBI, Mexican law enforcement located Dylan Bennett shortly before noon today at a hotel in Cancun, Mexico, and took him into custody,’ the sheriff’s office said.
Bennett will be transported back to Minnesota by the FBI for arraignment ‘in the coming days,’ the sheriff’s office said. He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
Bennett had reportedly contacted Todd County Sheriff Steve Och on Saturday to indicate he would turn himself in.
However, Mexican authorities arrested him before investigators could communicate the information to them.
Both were discovered two days earlier by authorities who came to the home after a friend had gone there to do a welfare check, according to the Todd County sheriff’s office.
The couple had not responded to phone calls or text messages for about a day.
Former NFL player Barry Bennett [right], 63, and his wife Carol, 66, were found shot to death in their rural Minnesota home. Sheriff’s officers found their bodies on Wednesday
The couple who owned a sheep farm in retirement, were both killed by multiple shotgun blasts on Monday in their home in rural Long Prairie, Minn., Long Prairie, Minn., about 125 miles northwest of Minneapolis, investigators said.
Officers tracked his mobile phone and credit card use there, and the FBI asked Mexican police to look for Bennett and arrest him, authorities said.
“I’m glad they got him,” said Ron Arnold, 83, a neighbor of the Bennetts.
Barry and Carol Bennett were “perfect neighbors,” Arnold said.
“They were good people — hard-working people”.
‘They were quality people,’ he said about the Bennetts.
He wasn’t surprised that Dylan Bennett was charged.
“There were two boys they adopted, and they were a bit on the wild side,” Arnold said. “They caused problems in school.”
, Authorities have charged the Bennett’s 22-year-old, adopted son Dylan with the shooting death of his parents. The couple were found dead inside on Wednesday after a friend had come by to do a welfare check at their rural home in Long Prairie, Minnesota
Earlier reports had placed the car out-of-state.
Barry Bennett spent his final year in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings in 1988. ‘We are saddened by the tragic loss of former Vikings player Barry Bennett and his wife, Carol. Our thoughts are with their friends and family during this difficult time,’ the Vikings Tweeted Friday
Barry Bennett Barry was a third-round draft pick for the New Orleans Saints [photo], in 1978. He played for the Saints four years before moving on to the Jets for another six years
During Barry Bennett [number 78], 11 season NFL career, spending six with the Jets from 1982 to 1987, four with the New Orleans Saints from 1978 through 1981 and and his final year with the Minnesota Vikings in 1988
Barry Bennett’s former team , the Vikings tweeted: ‘We are saddened by the tragic loss of former Vikings player Barry Bennett and his wife, Carol. Our thoughts are with their friends and family during this difficult time.’
Barry Bennett, a defensive tackle and defensive end, was a third-round draft pick for the Saints in 1978, and spent six seasons with the Jets, from 1982 to 1987.
After he left football, he returned to his home state, Minnesota, where he was a gym teacher and football and wrestling coach for the Long Prairie School District before he retired about five years ago.
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