A Manatee County judge issued his ruling two weeks after Benefield appeared in court fighting for her release.

A Manatee County judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield as the former professional ballerina appeals her manslaughter ...

Manatee Judge Matt Whyte denied Ashley Benefield's bond based on insufficient community ties and a concern the former ballerina could become a flight risk.

Ashley Benefield remains jailed during appeal of her manslaughter conviction for shooting her estranged husband in 2020.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— Former Ballerina Ashley Benefield was denied release on bond pending her appeal. On Jan. 23, Benefield was in court after being sentenced to 20 years in prison in ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— Ashley Benefield appeared in court Thursday for a bond hearing. According to the defense team for Ashley Benefield, the hearing was to see whether she should be granted ...

Former ballerina Ashley Benefield will not be released on bond pending the appeal of her manslaughter with a firearm conviction after a Manatee County Circuit Court judge denied her motion on ...

Ashley Benefield, the Lakewood Ranch woman convicted of manslaughter for killing her husband, will remain in prison while she awaits the outcome of her appeal. A Manatee County judge denied ...

A judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield weeks after she appeared in court for a bond hearing. The former ballerina is serving a 20-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the shooting death of ...