A Manatee County judge will soon decide whether to grant bond for Ashley Benefield while she appeals her manslaughter ...

A former ballerina who was convicted of manslaughter ... Circuit Court Judge Mathew Whyte said that while he believed Ashley Benefield, 33, had acted under duress and shown remorse for the fatal ...

Ashley Benefield's defense requested she be released on bond pending her appeal. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter with a firearm.

The former ballerina accused of fatally shooting her wealthy GOP donor husband appeared stone-faced when she was found guilty ...

There is simply no evidence that she would leave the jurisdiction in this case,” said Benefield’s attorney William Ponall. Former ballerina, Ashley Benefield, sentenced to decades in prison On ...

The Benefields were co-founders of the American National Ballet and Ashley Benefield is a former dancer. She had been charged with second-degree murder, but the jurors opted for a lesser ...

The Benefields were co-founders of the American National Ballet and Ashley Benefield is a former dancer. She had been charged with second-degree murder, but the jurors opted for a lesser ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - As Ashley Benefield sits behind bars at the Manatee County Jail, she continues to fight for her release. She is now waiting for a decision on the appeal of her conviction in ...

Bradenton is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Tampa. The Benefields were co-founders of the American National Ballet and Ashley Benefield is a former dancer. She had been charged with ...