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.

The prosecution argued Ashley Benefield killed her husband in order to prevent him from learning she had no intention of ...

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

The prosecution claimed Ashley Benefield shot and killed her husband in an attempt to gain sole custody of the couple’s young daughter, taking matters into her own hands after the courts and law ...

Ashley Benefield's daughter was born in secret ... He wasn't even listed on the birth certificate. The prosecution contends ...

(WFLA)— Ashley Benefield appeared in court Thursday for ... she ran to the bedroom and got her gun as he followed. The prosecution countered that the incident resulted from a custody battle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former ballerina Ashley Benefield will not be released ... he noted she still had the gun and called police. The prosecution claimed Benefield shot and killed her husband in an attempt to gain ...

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 ...