Man Beaten to Death hiking up Neffs Canyon

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KSL News) An 18-year-old man is in jail for allegedly beating another man to death with a metal pipe or rod.

Police say Christopher Hewitt and two other men were hiking up Neffs Canyon late Friday night. They say Hewitt pulled out a metal pipe or rod and began beating the two men.

One got away. The other, 19-year-old Benjamin Link, was killed.

Hewitt left the scene but later turned himself in.

The man who got away says the beating was "unwarranted." Hewitt's explanation won't come out until court.

Hewitt was booked on investigation of murder and attempted murder.

[Cirrus2000]

Wow, that's freaky.

The man who got away says the beating was "unwarranted." Hewitt's explanation won't come out until court.

I'm thinking it wasn't necessarily just a nice trip out in the countryside. Perhaps something less than legit was going on? On the other hand, maybe the victims disparaged the assailant's girlfriend or something. Who knows?

[Alex]

I just came out of Neff's a couple of hours before this happened

This is a famous spot for kids smoking pot, but such violence... wow

[Sombeech]

Man, no known motive at this point.

How far away from the trailhead was this? I'm wondering how far he packed a lead pipe.

[Alex]

By the images I saw on the news it's 100 feet from the TR

[DiscGo]

Holy cow! That is just sickening! I hate that these sorts of events happen

[gonzo]

That's horrible. I'm up in that canyon once a month or so, and if you get there early you can have the whole thing to yourself for hours. I used to be freaked out by the idea of running into a mountain lion or cougar, now I have to watch out for psychos.

[price1869]

(I'm insensitive, I know)

Where do you actually get a "lead" pipe, or is that just a bad description of a steel pipe?

[Rev. Coyote]

This is one reason I usually hike with a sidearm.

[JP]

This is one reason I usually hike with a sidearm.

If you left the roofing nails at home and this wouldn't be a problem

[Rev. Coyote]

This is one reason I usually hike with a sidearm.

If you left the roofing nails at home and this wouldn't be a problem :haha:

Probabaly why my pack is so damn heavy. All that AND a fifth of bourbon!

[accadacca]

This is one reason I usually hike with a sidearm.

If you left the roofing nails at home and this wouldn't be a problem

[shlingdawg]

Premeditated and all. So what will it be? Schitzo? Medication? Mental disorder? Insanity? He prolly won't even be a lifer.

Sheesh, with friends like him.................................

[Rev. Coyote]

Hmmm .... looks like he shaves between his eyebrows. Might be Unibrow disorder. Same thing Michael Vick has.