Ashley Benefield.
At the time, Ashley testified, she was preparing to move with her mother to an inherited home in Maryland.
After an argument, Ashley testified, Doug struck her in the face and refused to leave when she asked him to.
Speaking from the well of the courtroom, Ashley testified that she raised her weapon and told Doug to stop.
But after a roughly two-minute re-enactment, she told Ashley — who appeared to be sobbing — to have a seat.
Persons:
Ashley Benefield, —, Doug Benefield, Suzanne O’Donnell, Dateline ”, Benefield, Ashley, Doug, O’Donnell, “, ” O’Donnell, ”, Neil Taylor, Taylor, Jim Chatwin, Doug —, ” Ashley, Doug lunged, Ashley —, Rebecca Freel, puffy, ” Freel, Barbara Russell, Russell, ” Russell
Organizations:
Judicial, Dateline, “ Dateline, ”, NBC News
Locations:
Tampa, South Carolina, Florida, Maryland