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

Ashley Benefield, who is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her husband, Doug Benefield's death, seeks release at a bond hearing.

Ashley Benefield breaks down during her bond hearing as a bible teacher who knew Benefield, Jana Taylor Martin, vouches for her release.

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.

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 ...

The headline in a recent edition of the Sarasota Herald- Tribune – "Former Lakewood Ranch ballerina to serve 20 years" – ironically trumpeted an identical sentence for a teenager who was convicted ...

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 ...

Ashley Benefield was sentenced to two decades, with credit for time served, followed by 10 years probation in a case that's gained national attention as the "Black Swan murder" trial. The former ...

Saratoga County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Saturday morning shooting on Route 146 in Halfmoon. Law enforcement said one person is being treated at Albany Medical Center with non-life ...

After meeting at a political dinner in Florida in August 2016, Ashley Byers and Douglas Benefield married just 13 days later, with Ashley taking her husband’s surname. Family and friends worried ...

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 ...