A California judge pulled a loaded gun from his ankle holster and shot his wife dead during an argument as they watched Breaking Bad with their son, a jury heard Wednesday (February 19).
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, can be heard on police videos shown in court saying that he shot Sheryl Ferguson, 65. The defendant’s lawyer doesn’t dispute that Ferguson fired the gun, back in August 2023, but contends it was an accident.
Prosecutor Seton Hunt claimed Ferguson had been drinking the night he and his wife argued about finances over dinner at a local restaurant – the heated exchange continued as they arrived home and were watching Breaking Bad with their adult son.
During the evening, Ferguson made a gun hand gesture toward her, and she later chided him to point a real one at her, Hunt told jurors. Ferguson presented a firearm and pulled the trigger, killing his wife, according to the prosecutor…