On Tuesday afternoon, a Los Angeles jury convicted an Orange County, California, decide of second-degree homicide for capturing his spouse.
As beforehand reported, a decide who sat on Orange County Superior Court docket in Southern California was drunk when shot his spouse useless in August 2023, prosecutors stated.
Choose Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was accused of fatally capturing his spouse Sheryl throughout an argument of their Anaheim Hills dwelling on August 3, 2023.
Ferguson beforehand pleaded not responsible to a homicide cost.
The decide’s lawyer says it was an “unintended capturing.”
Ferguson and his spouse acquired into an argument at dinner and that’s when he “pointed his finger at his spouse in a way mimicking a firearm,” Orange County Deputy District Legal professional Christopher Alex advised the Los Angeles court docket in 2023.
The 2 continued to argue once they acquired dwelling and that’s when Ferguson retrieved his pistol from his ankle holster and shot his spouse Sheryl within the chest one time.
Prosecutors stated Ferguson reeked of alcohol when he was arrested by police and advised them, “Oh man I can’t consider I did this.”
In line with court docket paperwork, Ferguson texted his colleague after the capturing, “I simply misplaced it. I simply shot my spouse. I received’t be in tomorrow. I might be in custody. I’m so sorry.”
Ferguson’s case was moved to Los Angeles due to his skilled relationships with judges in Orange County, KABC reported.
Ferguson is dealing with 40 years in jail after a jury convicted him on Tuesday, KABC reported.
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