Trial For An Elizabethton Bank Robbery Suspect Has Been Pushed To January. 44 Year Old Michael Benanti Of Pennsylvania Is Accused Of Plotting Multiple Armed Bank Robberies Including The Attempted Robbery Of The Northeast Community Credit Union In Elizabethton. He Was To Stand Trial On Monday In Knoxville Federal Court On A 23-Count Indictment But Benanti’s Attorneys Filed A Bid For A Last Minute Delay After They Lost A String Of Rulings In The Case. A U.S. Magistrate Agreed To Delay The Trial Until January 30th. Benanti And A Co-Defendant Brian Witham Are Accused Of Holding A Teller At The Elizabethton Credit Union And Her Young Son Hostage In October 2015.