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

A judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield weeks after she appeared in court for a bond hearing. The former ballerina is ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 December ...

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 ...

The wait begins for a Manatee County Circuit Court judge's decision on whether to approve a bond for Ashley Benefield pending the appeal of her manslaughter conviction for the shooting death of ...

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 ...

Ashley Benefield appears in court during a bond hearing on Jan. 23, 2025. (Court TV) Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for fatally shooting her husband, Douglas Benefield ...