$5,000 reward offered as police seek public’s help locating wanted Lehigh Valley suspect

PALMER TWP., Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police and Palmer Township Police Department have issued an arrest warrant for 40‑year‑old Benicio A. Benifield, who is now listed as a PSP Most Wanted fugitive with a $5,000 reward attached.

According to investigators, Benifield may be staying in the Macungie area or in Center City Allentown. He was last seen at 5 Weller Place in Easton.

Benifield is wanted on multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault of a child, rape by threat of compulsion, involuntary sexual intercourse with a child, and related offenses.

Police describe Benifield as 6 feet tall, 225 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes…

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