California Judge Was Drunk When He Shot His Wife Dead: Prosecutors
A judge who sits on Orange County Superior Court in Southern California was drunk when shot his wife dead earlier this month, prosecutors said.
Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, is accused of fatally shooting his wife Sheryl during an argument in their Anaheim Hills home on August 3.
Ferguson pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Tuesday.
The judge’s lawyer says it was an “accidental shooting.”
Jeffrey Ferguson with his wife Sheryl
Ferguson and his wife got into an argument at dinner and that’s when he “pointed his finger at his wife in a manner mimicking a firearm,” Orange County Deputy District Attorney Christopher Alex told the Los Angeles court on Tuesday.
