Greensboro, SBI Teams Arrest 22-Year-Old Wanted on Multiple Warrants

Timothy Benton refused to walk out. That decision turned a warrant service call on Cedar Green Drive into a multi-agency standoff requiring SWAT entry before Greensboro detectives could take him into custody.

The Greensboro Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team, working alongside the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Apprehension Team, located Benton, 22, in the 5300 block of Cedar Green Drive in Walkertown on March 9. When officers attempted to serve outstanding warrants, Benton refused to exit the residence voluntarily. The Forsyth County Sheriff's Department then activated its SWAT team and Negotiations team. After an extended standoff, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office SWAT team entered the residence and extracted Benton, who was transferred to the custody of GPD's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team.

Benton was served with 11 warrants tied to what police describe as a multitude of open criminal investigations. The charges span serious felony-level conduct and minor infractions: four counts of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, possession of a stolen firearm, two counts of child abuse, resist/delay/obstruct a law enforcement officer, assault on a female, communicating threats, break and enter to terrorize or injure an occupant, larceny, injury to personal property, no registration card, and a tinted window violation. Copies of the warrants are publicly available through Guilford County eCourts.

Lt. Cassandra Dark of the Greensboro Police Department emphasized the coordination required to bring the operation to a safe conclusion. "This operation reflects the continued collaboration between local and state law enforcement agencies to safely apprehend individuals with outstanding warrants while prioritizing the safety of the public and officers involved," Dark said.

No injuries to officers or civilians were reported in the official account, and police did not indicate whether a firearm or stolen property was recovered from the residence. Bond status and a formal court date had not been disclosed as of publication. The breadth of the warrant list, which includes charges involving children and a domestic pattern of alleged violence, suggests investigators across multiple jurisdictions had been building cases against Benton well before the Cedar Green Drive operation concluded.