Former ballerina Ashley Benefield moved after alleged assault on officer

OCALA, Fla. (Court TV) — Former ballerina Ashley Benefield has gotten into trouble behind bars as she serves her sentence for manslaughter.

Ashley Benefield appears in a booking photo after her manslaughter conviction. (Florida Dept. of Corrections)

Prison records reviewed by Court TV revealed that Benefield was moved to “disciplinary confinement” following an incident at the prison in Ocala, Florida, where she currently resides.

Benefield was convicted of manslaughter in the death of her husband, Doug, whom she claimed she had shot in self-defense…

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