Criminal
Feb. 20, 2025
'I just lost it,' Orange County judge said after shooting wife, prosecutors say
Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is on trial for the alleged murder of his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, following a heated argument in their Anaheim Hills home. The defense argues the shooting was an accident.
"Why don't you use a real gun?"
Those were among the last words spoken by Sheryl Ferguson before her husband, Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, allegedly retrieved his pistol and fatally shot her in their Anaheim Hills home, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday in opening statements.
Orange County Senior Deputy District Attorney Seton B. Hunt detailed how the dispute on Aug. 3, 2023, escalated from a finger-pointing gesture at dinner to dead...
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