‘Shut Up!’: New York Man Who Killed Wife with Shotgun In Front of Her Children Gets Into Heated Argument at Sentencing with Judge After Claiming He Was ‘Set Up’ with an All White Jury

A New York judge told a convicted murderer to “shut up” during his last words to the court before being sent away to prison, calling the defendant a “narcissist” and rebuking his lack of remorse for killing his estranged wife in front of her three children two years ago.State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on Dec. 20 handed down the maximum sentence of 25 years to life to 47-year-old Adam R. Bennefield for second-degree murder, then kicked Bennefield out of the courtroom and apologized to the family for his disrespect.New York man convicted of killing his wife gets into heated argument with judge. (Credit: Video Screengrab/WGRZ-TV) The jury found Bennefield guilty of murdering Ke’Aira Bennefield, also known as Ke’Aira S. Hudson, who was brutally gunned down as she took her children to school on Oct. 5, 2022.The jury also convicted Bennefield of aggravated criminal contempt and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.“This was a callous, cold-blooded murder committed by a defendant who intentionally shot his estranged wife in the head in the presence of her three small children,” acting Erie County DA Mike Keane said in a statement after the conviction. “I commend the victim’s daughter...