The judge was arrested at his home, where police found his wife’s body with a bullet wound to her chest and an impressive arsenal of 47 firearms and 26,000 rounds of ammunition. According to the prosecution, Mr. Ferguson smelled strongly of alcohol during his arrest and allegedly told the police: “Well, I think I’m done for a while. »
A domestic dispute between Jeffrey Ferguson and his wife Sheryl, 65, broke out on August 3 at a fancy restaurant in Anaheim, near Los Angeles. The judge then “pointed his finger at his wife, imitating a firearm”, explained the prosecutor. The couple continued their altercation at home and Sheryl allegedly said “something along the lines of: […] Why don’t you point a real gun at me? added the prosecutor.
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The judge then “pulled his pistol out of its ankle holster and shot him” at close range, according to the prosecution. Faced with the rescuers, whom he himself called, Mr. Ferguson refused to say if it was really him who had fired. But the judge confessed to his clerk and bailiff, to whom he texted, according to the investigation.
” I lost my mind. I just shot my wife. I will not be there tomorrow. I will be in detention. I am very sorry, ”he wrote in this message, read by the prosecutor at the hearing. Mr. Ferguson, who has been a judge since 2015, possessed these firearms legally.
2023-08-16 05:49:15
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