Former state legislator missing and endangered in St. George; public’s help requested

December 31, 2016 Utah Channel 3

Chad Bennion was last seen Saturday at about 4 p.m. in the area of Valley View Drive, St. George, Utah, Jan 1, 2017 | Image courtesy of St. George Police Department, St. George News

Updated 5:00 p.m. St. George Police Department’s Facebook page has released an advisory also describing Bennion as endangered. New details added to Bennion’s description.

ST. GEORGE — Former state legislator and former Salt Lake County Republican Party Chairman Chad Bennion went for a night run along a trail in St. George Saturday and has not been seen since.

The 52-year-old Bennion of Murray went for a run New Year’s Eve while visiting his family and disappeared. He has not been seen since, St. George Police Lt. Joseph Hartman said.

“When we tried to ping his cell phone it hit a tower on North Bluff,” Hartman said. “But they couldn’t pinpoint it any more accurate than that. It could be within 3, 4, 5 or 10 miles, we don’t know.”

Bennion is described as a white male, about 5 feet 9 inches tall. He was last seen at around 4 p.m. Saturday wearing black running pants and a white T-shirt.

Bennion is known to park his car at trailheads when he goes running. His vehicle has not been located. Bennion drives a black Oldsmobile Bravada SUV.

Description

Name: Chad Edward Bennion
Age: 52 years old
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Weight: 170 lbs
Complexion: Fair
Build Average/medium
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Blue
Vehicle: Black 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada
License plate: Utah X413GX

An Oldsmobile Bravada, similar to the vehicle owned by missing person Chad Bennion. Undated. | Public domain picture courtesy of Wikipedia, St. George News — This photo is given for illustration purposes. It shows an Oldsmobile Bravada, similar to the vehicle owned by missing person Chad Bennion. Bennion went missing in St. George Dec. 31, 2016. Undated. | Public domain picture courtesy of Wikipedia, St. George News

Anyone who happens to see his vehicle or has any information on the location of Bennion is asked to call St. George Police via the St. George Communications Center dispatch at 435-627-4300 or call 911 with reference incident 16P032570.

Bennion has recently been attending law school in Los Angeles, Washington County commissioner-elect Dean Cox said in an interview.

“He is going to school at the Western State College of Law,” Cox said. “He’s just a super-nice kid. I can’t say nothing but good things about him.”

This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.

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