GUILTY TN - Benjamin Shook for kidnapping, rape of 14yo girl, Surgoinsville, 2015

[JaelynKL]

Police walk video.

http://m.wcyb.com/news/police-walk-shook-after-he-was-found-with-wilson/34033102

No sense in hiding your face now, we all know what you look like [emoji19]
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[JaelynKL]

Here is the complete news conference.

http://m.wcyb.com/news/complete-news-conf-on-wilson-safe-shook-caught/34032958

A few things from presser.
-They believe they were breaking in places, stealing food, living off the land.
-BS will keep offending as long as he is free. He has a pattern of behavior that had been ongoing most of his life.
-They believe they were using Cedar Springs Rd. as a handrail. Traveling at around dusk and sticking to the edge of the woods.
-He wasn't an expert at living off the land, but was above average. He knew how to not get caught.
-H is back with her family.
-BS is in federal custody on the failure to register. He will be going before a federal court in Greeneville, TN.
-They had no plan. They were just trying not to get caught.

Sorry it so out of order. I was watching the video while eating lunch.

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[MsMarple]

Here is the complete news conference.

http://m.wcyb.com/news/complete-news-conf-on-wilson-safe-shook-caught/34032958

A few things from presser.
-They believe they were breaking in houses, stealing food.
-BS will keep offending as long as he is free. He has a pattern of behavior that had been ongoing most of his life.
-They believe they were using Cedar _(will have to relisten) as a handrail. Traveling at around dusk and sticking to the edge of the woods.
-He wasn't an expert at living off the land, but was above average. He knew how to not get caught.
-H is back with her family.
-BS is in federal custody on the failure to register. He will be going before a federal court in Greeneville, TN.
-They had no plan. They were just trying not to get caught.

Sorry it so out of order. I was watching the video while eating lunch.

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Thanks! I just watched the video - 12 minutes of joy! I'm so glad H is safe!!!:great:

 

[Figbarinc]

Great a happy ending to this hellish trek through the Virginia Hills. We know that social media apps were a tool used by an evil mind. We must stress at every chance we can that just because someone appears to be okay they may not be okay. Social media apps must come with a hinky meter. I wonder if before a teen could download an social media app that they must answer a survey or questionnaire that would spot if the young person was an especially vulnerable person?

 

[LietKynes]

Wonderful !! Welcome home, H !!!

Now throw that creep away and never let him out !!!!!!!!

 

[GigTu]

Thank goodness!

 

[JaelynKL]

A little more info. Video.

How police took down Benjamin Shook.
UPDATE: Benjamin Shook has made his first appearance in Federal Court in Greeneville. Happened 1:37-1:46pm today.

http://m.wcyb.com/news/how-police-took-down-benjamin-shook/34035036

This is another update with his mugshot and press conference article. There is a video and a few photos at bottom of article.

NEW: Benjamin Shook's mugshot after this morning's arrest. Also, investigators with the Smyth County Sheriff's Office show off some evidence.

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News 5 WCYB’s Kristi O’Connor has been speaking with H's family all day Tuesday. Her father said H is fine. She had been living off of apples and spring water for the past week and a half, and was apologetic and ready to come home.
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http://m.wcyb.com/news/hayleigh-wilson-and-ben-shook-have-been-located/34029722

This is a video update on H.

http://m.wcyb.com/news/hayleigh-going-to-childrens-advocacy-center/34035188

Praying for you sweet girl and your family. I have a daughter too. She is 11. I am going to show her your story and explain to her about the dangers of the internet again. She doesn't go online much yet, but she is getting to the age that she will have more access to the internet.

God bless you and your family ♥♥


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[cocomod]

http://www.wcyb.com/news/hayleigh-wilson-and-ben-shook-have-been-located/34029722

H was taken to Smyth County Community Hospital to be checked out.

News 5 WCYB’s Kristi O’Connor has been speaking with H's family all day Tuesday. Her father said H is fine. She had been living off of apples and spring water for the past week and a half, and was apologetic and ready to come home.

O'Connor also spoke with the U.S. Marshal who will be questioning Shook later Tuesday. He said that right now, Shook is being detained on the charge of failure to register as a sex offender. He has an active warrant out of Georgia.

authorities said a 911 call came at about 5am Tuesday. The caller said they were at her home seeking refuge. Smyth County officers, who were members of the U.S. Marshal's Service's Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrived within minutes.

Shook’s arrest was without incident. He’s in federal custody for failure to register, and headed to the Federal Courthouse in Greeneville, Tennessee. State charges will follow any federal ones.

Police said the two had been walking about a mile at night, using Cedar Springs Road as a guide and not straying too far from it. They believe the two were living outside for the whole time.
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It’s also believed the two had no real plan about what to do. Instead, the plan was only to not get caught.

As for H, she has been examined and reunited with her family.

 

[trigger]

Just heard the wonderful news!!

 

[AnnaGrace]

Interview with lady who called police

WDBJ7

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/wom...x-offender-ben-shook-in-smyth-county/34040592

Video

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/web...r-with-ben-shook-and-hayleigh-wilson/34037508

 

[LaborDayRN]

I just heard! Fantastic news! I know there will be a long, tough road ahead for H but she is alive! I pray her future is bright! As for shook, may justice be swift and severe!

 

[Ontario Mom]

What a genuine piece of garbage this Shook is. I hope HW comes to understand eventually that he exploited her. I doubt she feels that way right now but hopefully in time, with help, she will. I'm SO glad they found them and she got away from him. My hat is off to the woman house-sitting for friends. May HER tribe, increase!!

 

[Figbarinc]

I just go finished reading a piece from Jeff Bobo Times News out of Kingsport. H had her first hot meal in 16 days. The article states that she was bored and had no idea he was a SO. H will also face some criminal charges but authorities says that is to insure that she receives proper counseling. H is grounded for the foreseeable future. All of her electronic gadgets are in the hands of LE. She is also band from internet use. TG she is alive and there appears to be no physical scars what psychological scars that are left only time will tell

http://www.timesnews.net/article/9089262/breaking-news-surgoinsville-teen-sex-offender-found

 

[steelman]

Well, it's about time !!

Question: Do scent tracking dogs lose their ability in the state of Virginia ?

This case makes me question whether those abilities are genuine or just urban myths. It may turn out these dogs are just really expensive pets for LE to carry around in their K9 SUV's.

 

[wendybtn]

http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/...f07-7d7a-57c6-ad15-01b8e1ae5ff9.html?mode=jqm

The RSO was brought to the nearest federal district court here in Greeneville for his first court appearance yesterday.

 

[SCHMAE]

Hooray! Now put this sicko behind bars and don't let him back out !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JaelynKL]

HW is back home after two weeks of running from police with convicted sex offender BS. She spoke to us about her time away and the events leading up to her homecoming.

HW had been on the run with 41-year-old sex offender BS, a plan that was months in the making.

HW said, "I knew we were going to be [in the woods], I just didn't know what state."

http://m.wcyb.com/news/34066752

-She didn't know about his past history.
-He told her he would be in prison, but she didn't know what for until she got home.
-She wasn't scared while she was with him because she didn't think he would hurt her.

Video at link too. I haven't been able to watch it.

ETA: People online are brutal. What if this was their daughter [emoji53]
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[G.Keelie]

Not my call, but I completely disagree with any child in a situation like this being interviewed by the media...in any form..so soon after her recovery.

And...the house sitter rocks..a lot of people would be fearful of getting involved.

 

[JaelynKL]

Yeah me too G.Keelie.

People are making pretty nasty comments on the news channel's FB. I hope her family doesn't read them [emoji20]

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[Figbarinc]

i am sorry that H went through this trauma. But I think this clearly shows the impulsiveness of teens. Doing something exciting and different with someone else was appealing. I think she took a lot of things for granted. I think all of us at one time or another as a child or teen may have felt that our parents were suffocating us but in reality they are there to protect us. Food, water, shelter, clothing and the other nice things require planing and money. She had plans that were immediate in nature nothing in the long run. When all the true realities of life finally dawn on her it was a real shocker. As for BS general population and final permanent residency in a federal prison I pray will be his legacy. That special prison in Colorado, they call SuperMax is a fitting destination for him.